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Crestview vs Wright

21 miles apart. The biggest differences: growth since 2010 (+15.7 pts in Crestview) and street grid (2.5× in Wright).

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Crestview, FLHomes around $288KFlorida · 28,773 people
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Wright, FLAn outdoors townFlorida · 27,927 people
Where each one shines

Two towns, two different strengths

What each town does better than most of its state (not better than each other). Tap one to see the page behind it.

The biggest differences

Where they differ most

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

★ What stands out · Report cards

Crestview places higher on 11 of 19 FL lists

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every Florida ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Monthly cost

A typical home costs about the same each month

A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Crestview$1,670/mo
Typical home $288K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.68% · or rent about $1,366/mo · Housing →
Wright$1,740/mo
Typical home $306K (Census) · tax rate 0.54% · or rent about $1,621/mo · Housing →

The difference: $70 a month, about $800 a year, between Wright and Crestview.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

Life in each

What daily life feels like in each

The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.

Seasons
CrestviewWright
Snow a year0″0″
January low38°F38°F
July high90°F90°F
Growing season (days)253d253d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)86th87th
Outdoors & history
CrestviewWright
Trails14 mi0 mi
Conserved land1.2%0%
Settled1883—
National Register places1—
Archive photos62
Famous people born here4—
Community
CrestviewWright
Library hours a week44 hrs—
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined00

A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.

Where they are

21 miles apart

And the people who already live in one and work in the other.

CrestviewWrightCrestviewWright
Crestview ↔ Wright21 miles apart
Who commutes between them
431 Crestview residents work in Wright (4.4% of its workers)
270 Wright residents work in Crestview (2.8% of its workers)
Work & commute in Crestview →
Everything, side by side

What matters to you?

Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

CrestviewWright
People
Population 28,773Highest 27,927Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +29.3%Highest FL: +14.6% +13.6%Lowest FL: +14.6%
Median age 31.7±1Lowest 26% below FL 34.4±2.3Highest 19% below FL
Wright and Crestview are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 28.3%±3Highest FL: 19.5% 24%±2.4Lowest FL: 19.5%
Crestview and Wright are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 11.2%±1.8Lowest FL: 21.3% 13.8%±1.5Highest FL: 21.3%
Wright and Crestview are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 22.6%Lowest FL: 34.1% 28.3%Highest FL: 34.1%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 8.6%±2Highest FL: 6.1% 5.9%±1.7Lowest FL: 6.1%
Crestview and Wright are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $65,480±$5kLowest 12% below FL $70,195±$5kHighest 6% below FL
Wright and Crestview are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $277,900±$17kLowest 23% below FL $306,100±$16kHighest 15% below FL
Wright and Crestview are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,366±$137Lowest 18% below FL $1,621±$89Highest about the FL average
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,882Highest 31% below FL $1,657Lowest 39% below FL
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 57.8%±9.2Lowest FL: 60.1% 61.8%±7.1Highest FL: 60.1%
Wright and Crestview are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 11.2%Lowest FL: 12.6% 16.7%Highest FL: 12.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 61.3%Highest FL: 67.6% 54.1%Lowest FL: 67.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 2000Highest 12 yrs newer than FL 1989Lowest 1 yr newer than FL
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 30 minHighest 9% above FL 25 minLowest 12% below FL
Work from home 7.2%±2.9Highest FL: 15.7% 5%±1.7Lowest FL: 15.7%
Crestview and Wright are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 18.6%Highest 12.9%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 23.3 miHighest 10.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.02Highest 0.86Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Fort Walton Beach (12%)Fort Walton Beach (19%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 4% work in Wright3% work in Crestview
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 1.2%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 14.0 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.7 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 7Highest 1Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 57.6Lowest 143Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #169 of 488 in FL#244 of 488 in FL
School district OKALOOSAOKALOOSA
High school in town Crestview High SchoolNone in town
Students per teacherat that high school 24.2 —
Florida average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.

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