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Wright vs Ocean City

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: size (4.7× in Wright) and property tax bill (+28% in Ocean City).

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Wright, FLAn outdoors townFlorida · 27,927 people
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Ocean City, FLAn outdoors townFlorida · 5,941 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 part ways

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

★ What stands out · Where they are

Wright and Ocean City share a border

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

WrightOcean CityWrightOcean City
Wright ↔ Ocean City2.1 miles apart · They share a border
Who commutes between them
234 Wright residents work in Ocean City (2.4% of its workers)
228 Ocean City residents work in Wright (9.1% of its workers)
Work & commute in Wright →
Report cards

Ocean City places higher on 10 of 17 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.

Wright$1,740/mo
Typical home $306K (Census) · tax rate 0.54% · or rent about $1,621/mo · Housing →
Ocean City$1,770/mo
Typical home $304K (Census) · tax rate 0.70% · or rent about $1,443/mo · Housing →

Within $50 a month of each other.

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
WrightOcean City
Snow a year0″0″
January low38°F38°F
July high90°F90°F
Growing season (days)253d253d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)87th84th
Outdoors & history
WrightOcean City
Trails0 mi1 mi
Conserved land0%0.1%
Archive photos2—
Community
WrightOcean City
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.

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.

WrightOcean City
People
Population 27,927Highest 5,941Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +13.6%Lowest FL: +14.6% +13.8%Highest FL: +14.6%
Median age 34.4±2.3Lowest 19% below FL 37.6±4.5Highest 12% below FL
Ocean City and Wright are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 24%±2.4Highest FL: 19.5% 17.6%±4Lowest FL: 19.5%
Wright and Ocean City are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 13.8%±1.5Lowest FL: 21.3% 13.9%±2.3Highest FL: 21.3%
Ocean City and Wright 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% 26.5%Lowest FL: 34.1%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 5.9%±1.7Highest FL: 6.1% 4.8%±2.3Lowest FL: 6.1%
Wright and Ocean City 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 $59,039±$6kLowest 21% below FL
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $306,100±$16kHighest 15% below FL $303,900±$35kLowest 15% below FL
Wright and Ocean City 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 $1,443±$83Lowest 14% below FL
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,657Lowest 39% below FL $2,127Highest 22% below FL
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 61.8%±7.1Highest FL: 60.1% 54.9%±13.4Lowest FL: 60.1%
Wright and Ocean City 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% 9.2%Lowest FL: 12.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 54.1%Lowest FL: 67.6% 57.7%Highest FL: 67.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1989Highest 1 yr newer than FL 1975Lowest 13 yrs older than FL
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 25 minLowest 12% below FL 25 minHighest 11% below FL
Work from home 5%±1.7Highest FL: 15.7% 3.4%±1.9Lowest FL: 15.7%
Wright and Ocean City are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 12.9%Highest 4.7%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 10.3 miHighest 8.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.86Highest 0.72Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Fort Walton Beach (19%)Fort Walton Beach (20%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 2% work in Ocean City9% work in Wright
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 0.1%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 0.5 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.3 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1 1
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 143Highest 113Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #244 of 488 in FL—
School district OKALOOSA—
High school in town None in town—
Florida average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Bordering Wright

Towns like Wright

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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