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Ocean City vs Okeechobee

414 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (3.9× in Okeechobee) and growth since 2010 (+20.3 pts in Ocean City).

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Ocean City, FLAn outdoors townFlorida · 5,941 people
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Okeechobee, FLHomes around $290KFlorida · 5,479 people
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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.

Ocean CityAn outdoors town
Outdoors#154 most walkable in FL0.5 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves HealthHealthier than 58%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates All about Ocean City →
OkeechobeeHomes around $290K
Housing$290K typical home23% below the FL typical home Outdoors#173 most walkable in FL1.0 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves Work5,729 jobsbased in Okeechobee, a regional job hub All about Okeechobee →
The biggest differences

Where they part ways

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

Jobs per worker3.9×
Okeechobee is more of a job hub
Okeechobee 2.83Ocean City 0.72
Growth since 2010+20.3 pts
Ocean City has grown faster since 2010
Ocean City +13.8%Okeechobee -6.5%
Home values+54%
Homes cost more in Ocean City
Ocean City $303,900Okeechobee $197,700
Rent+36%
Rent runs higher in Ocean City
Ocean City $1,443Okeechobee $1,061
Work in town+21.4 pts
More of Okeechobee’s workers stay in town
Okeechobee 26.1%Ocean City 4.7%
Property tax bill+36%
Tax bills are bigger in Ocean City
Ocean City $2,127Okeechobee $1,564
★ What stands out · Report cards

Ocean City places higher on 14 of 18 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.

Schools
–Ocean CityNot graded DOkeechobeeBetter than 11% of districts in the state
Health
BOcean CityHealthier than 58% of U.S. towns DOkeechobeeHealthier than 10% of U.S. towns
14Ocean City
4Okeechobee

Lists won, of 18 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Highest graduation rateSchools · 631 towns #212#623 Fastest growingGrowth · 614 towns #223#581 Lowest obesityHealth · 633 towns #244#610 HealthiestHealth · 632 towns #302#579 Closest to a top hospitalHealth · 635 towns #340#597 Most activeHealth · 633 towns #269#505 Fewest uninsuredHealth · 633 towns #252#476 Cheapest rentCost of living · 626 towns #241#59

Left end = #1 in Florida. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Ocean City’s rankings →

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.

Ocean City$1,770/mo
Typical home $304K (Census) · tax rate 0.70% · or rent about $1,443/mo · Housing →
Okeechobee$1,710/mo
Typical home $290K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.79% · or rent about $1,061/mo · Housing →

The difference: $60 a month, about $700 a year, between Ocean City and Okeechobee.

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
Ocean CityOkeechobee
Snow a year0″0″
January low38°F52°F
July high90°F92°F
Growing season (days)253d355d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)84th92nd
Outdoors & history
Ocean CityOkeechobee
Trails1 mi1 mi
Conserved land0.1%0.6%
Settled—1835
National Register places—2
Community
Ocean CityOkeechobee
Library hours a week—40 hrs
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined01

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

414 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Ocean CityFLOkeechobeeFL
Ocean City ↔ Okeechobee414 miles apart
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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.

Ocean CityOkeechobee
People
Population 5,941Highest 5,479Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +13.8%Highest FL: +14.6% -6.5%Lowest FL: +14.6%
Median age 37.6±4.5Lowest 12% below FL 38.4±3.5Highest 10% below FL
Okeechobee and Ocean City are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 17.6%±4Lowest FL: 19.5% 24.1%±5Highest FL: 19.5%
Okeechobee and Ocean City are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 13.9%±2.3Lowest FL: 21.3% 19.2%±3.7Highest FL: 21.3%
Okeechobee and Ocean City are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 26.5%Highest FL: 34.1% 21.1%Lowest FL: 34.1%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.8%±2.3Highest FL: 6.1% 4.7%±3.1Lowest FL: 6.1%
Ocean City and Okeechobee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $59,039±$6kHighest 21% below FL $57,044±$7kLowest 24% below FL
Ocean City and Okeechobee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $303,900±$35kHighest 15% below FL $197,700±$23kLowest 45% below FL
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,443±$83Highest 14% below FL $1,061±$97Lowest 36% below FL
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,127Highest 22% below FL $1,564Lowest 43% below FL
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 54.9%±13.4Highest FL: 60.1% 43.1%±17.1Lowest FL: 60.1%
Ocean City and Okeechobee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 9.2%Lowest FL: 12.6% 15.8%Highest FL: 12.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 57.7%Highest FL: 67.6% 55.1%Lowest FL: 67.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1975Lowest 13 yrs older than FL 1981Highest 7 yrs older than FL
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 25 minLowest 11% below FL 26 minHighest 9% below FL
Work from home 3.4%±1.9Highest FL: 15.7% 2.8%±2.4Lowest FL: 15.7%
Ocean City and Okeechobee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 4.7%Lowest 26.1%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 8.8 miLowest 33.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.72Lowest 2.83Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Fort Walton Beach (20%)Port St. Lucie (3%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in OkeechobeeFew work in Ocean City
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.1%Lowest 0.6%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.5 miLowest 1.0 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.3 miHighest 0.2 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1 1
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 113Highest 108Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading —#364 of 488 in FL
School district —OKEECHOBEE
High school in town —None in town
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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