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Okeechobee vs Ocean City

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

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

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

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

Left end = #1 in Florida. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Okeechobee’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.

Okeechobee$1,710/mo
Typical home $290K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.79% · or rent about $1,061/mo · Housing →
Ocean City$1,770/mo
Typical home $304K (Census) · tax rate 0.70% · or rent about $1,443/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
OkeechobeeOcean City
Snow a year0″0″
January low52°F38°F
July high92°F90°F
Growing season (days)355d253d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)92nd84th
Outdoors & history
OkeechobeeOcean City
Trails1 mi1 mi
Conserved land0.6%0.1%
Settled1835—
National Register places2—
Community
OkeechobeeOcean City
Library hours a week40 hrs—
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined10

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.

OkeechobeeFLOcean CityFL
Okeechobee ↔ Ocean City414 miles apart
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.

OkeechobeeOcean City
People
Population 5,479Lowest 5,941Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -6.5%Lowest FL: +14.6% +13.8%Highest FL: +14.6%
Median age 38.4±3.5Highest 10% below FL 37.6±4.5Lowest 12% 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 24.1%±5Highest FL: 19.5% 17.6%±4Lowest 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+ 19.2%±3.7Highest FL: 21.3% 13.9%±2.3Lowest 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+ 21.1%Lowest FL: 34.1% 26.5%Highest FL: 34.1%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.7%±3.1Lowest FL: 6.1% 4.8%±2.3Highest 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 $57,044±$7kLowest 24% below FL $59,039±$6kHighest 21% 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 $197,700±$23kLowest 45% below FL $303,900±$35kHighest 15% below FL
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,061±$97Lowest 36% below FL $1,443±$83Highest 14% below FL
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,564Lowest 43% below FL $2,127Highest 22% below FL
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 43.1%±17.1Lowest FL: 60.1% 54.9%±13.4Highest 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 15.8%Highest FL: 12.6% 9.2%Lowest FL: 12.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 55.1%Lowest FL: 67.6% 57.7%Highest FL: 67.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1981Highest 7 yrs older than FL 1975Lowest 13 yrs older than FL
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 26 minHighest 9% below FL 25 minLowest 11% below FL
Work from home 2.8%±2.4Lowest FL: 15.7% 3.4%±1.9Highest 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 26.1%Highest 4.7%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 33.3 miHighest 8.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 2.83Highest 0.72Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Port St. Lucie (3%)Fort Walton Beach (20%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Ocean CityFew work in Okeechobee
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.6%Highest 0.1%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 1.0 miHighest 0.5 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 miLowest 0.3 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1 1
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 108Lowest 113Highest
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
Deciding?

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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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