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Wright vs Crestview

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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Wright, FLAn outdoors townFlorida · 27,927 people

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Crestview, FLHomes around $288KFlorida · 28,773 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.

WrightAn outdoors town

Outdoors#77 most walkable in FL0.0 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves Schools#244 for schools in FLof 488 towns All about Wright →

CrestviewHomes around $288K

Housing$288K typical home23% below the FL typical home Schools#169 for schools in FLof 488 towns

Outdoors#149 most trails in FL14 miles of trails across 7 parks and preserves All about Crestview →

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.

Growth since 2010+15.7 pts

Crestview has grown faster since 2010

Crestview +29.3%Wright +13.6%

Street grid2.5×

Wright has the more walkable street grid

Wright 143Crestview 57.6

Rent runs higher in Wright

Wright $1,621Crestview $1,366

Average commute6 min

Wright has the shorter commute

Crestview 30 minWright 25 min

★ 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.

Schools

A−WrightBetter than 77% of districts in the state A−CrestviewBetter than 77% of districts in the state

Health

B−WrightHealthier than 45% of U.S. towns BCrestviewHealthier than 61% of U.S. towns

6Wright

11Crestview

Lists won, of 19 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Most walkableOutdoors · 635 towns #77#407 Shortest commuteGetting around · 635 towns #181#455 Fewest uninsuredHealth · 633 towns #394#252 Fastest growingGrowth · 614 towns #225#90 Rent easiest to affordCost of living · 244 towns #145#92 Most activeHealth · 633 towns #351#218 Cheapest rentCost of living · 626 towns #306#194 HealthiestHealth · 632 towns #382#275

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

Down paymentRate%

Wright$1,740/mo

Typical home $306K (Census) · tax rate 0.54% · or rent about $1,621/mo · Housing →

Crestview$1,670/mo

Typical home $288K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.68% · or rent about $1,366/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

WrightCrestview

Snow a year0″0″

January low38°F 38°F

July high90°F 90°F

Growing season (days)253d 253d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)87th 86th

Outdoors & history

WrightCrestview

Trails0 mi 14 mi

Conserved land0%1.2%

Settled—1883

National Register places—1

Archive photos2 6

Famous people born here—4

Community

WrightCrestview

Library hours a week—44 hrs

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined0 0

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.

WrightCrestview

Wright ↔ Crestview21 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.

Only big differences vs Florida average

WrightCrestview

People

Population 27,927Lowest 28,773Highest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +13.6%Lowest FL: +14.6% +29.3%Highest FL: +14.6%

Median age 34.4±2.3Highest 19% below FL 31.7±1Lowest 26% 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 24%±2.4Lowest FL: 19.5% 28.3%±3Highest 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+ 13.8%±1.5Highest FL: 21.3% 11.2%±1.8Lowest 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+ 28.3%Highest FL: 34.1% 22.6%Lowest FL: 34.1%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 5.9%±1.7Lowest FL: 6.1% 8.6%±2Highest 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 $70,195±$5kHighest 6% below FL $65,480±$5kLowest 12% 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 $306,100±$16kHighest 15% below FL $277,900±$17kLowest 23% 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 $1,621±$89Highest about the FL average $1,366±$137Lowest 18% below FL

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,657Lowest 39% below FL $1,882Highest 31% below FL

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 61.8%±7.1Highest FL: 60.1% 57.8%±9.2Lowest 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 16.7%Highest FL: 12.6% 11.2%Lowest FL: 12.6%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 54.1%Lowest FL: 67.6% 61.3%Highest FL: 67.6%

Typical home builtmedian year 1989Lowest 1 yr newer than FL 2000Highest 12 yrs newer than FL

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 25 minLowest 12% below FL 30 minHighest 9% above FL

Work from home 5%±1.7Lowest FL: 15.7% 7.2%±2.9Highest 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 12.9%Lowest 18.6%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 10.3 miLowest 23.3 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.86Lowest 1.02Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Fort Walton Beach (19%)Fort Walton Beach (12%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others 3% work in Crestview4% work in Wright

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 1.2%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 14.0 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.7 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Lowest 7Highest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 143Highest 57.6Lowest

Schools

Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #244 of 488 in FL #169 of 488 in FL

School district OKALOOSAOKALOOSA

High school in town None in townCrestview High School

Students per teacherat that high school — 24.2

Florida average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024

Deciding?

Ask the people who live there

The numbers stop at the town line. Neighbors can tell you about the commute at 7am, the schools, the winters and the feel of the place.

Wright neighborsTown Square →

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Crestview neighborsTown Square →

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Bordering Wright

Fort Walton Beach21,025 people · $322K homes

Ocean City5,941 people · $304K homes

Hurlburt Field2,951 people

Towns like Wright

Panama City34,979 people · $269K homes

Oakland Park44,682 people · $385K homes

Casselberry30,135 people · $299K homes

North Miami Beach43,898 people · $367K homes

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.