Best PlacesEast Milton, FL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around East Milton, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. The coast is close, and the measures below put a number on how close. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
East Milton ranks 39,264th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state infrastructure by a wide margin, and disaster risk is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in East Milton
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
East Milton's strengths and weaknesses
Where East Milton ranks high
- State infrastructureBetter than 99% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 96% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 83% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 123 pleasant days a year, better than 82% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 77% of towns
Where East Milton ranks low
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 3% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 6% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 6% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 8% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 12% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in East Milton
A household needs to earn about $51,000 a year to comfortably buy the median East Milton home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $63,245, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses East Milton's effective rate of 0.55%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 5 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in East Milton
East Milton runs older than the country, though fewer residents are over 65 than the national share.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for East Milton.
Who works in East Milton, and how
Work in East Milton centers on hospitality & food and finance & insurance. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 80%
- Work from home 18%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in East Milton
East Milton has more parkland per resident than 89% of towns. The coast is about 30 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of East Milton and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in East Milton, month by month
East Milton sees roughly 123 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 64, with lows near 42. The comfortable stretch runs February through May and October through December.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 64° | 52° | 42° |
| April | 79° | 67° | 56° |
| July | 92° | 82° | 74° |
| October | 83° | 71° | 60° |
Flying in and out of East Milton
The nearest airport, Pensacola International, is about 17 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Louis Armstrong New Orleans International, about 201 miles away.
The best schools in and around East Milton
Schools across East Milton average a C+, better than 43% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- W. H. Rhodes Elementary SchoolB · 49% proficient
- East Milton Elementary SchoolB− · 42% proficient
- Bagdad Elementary SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
Top middle schools
- Martin Luther King Middle SchoolB · 43% proficient
Top high schools
- Santa Rosa Adult SchoolD · 20% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every East Milton school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
East Milton measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare East Milton against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in East Milton
Is East Milton a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, East Milton ranks 39,264th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state infrastructure, low taxes, and fast internet, and lowest on disaster risk and car insurance costs. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is East Milton expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $203,851. The overall cost of living runs about 12% below the national average. Set against a $63,245 median income, cost of living beats 26% of towns.
Is East Milton safe?
Yes, East Milton is safer than 64% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $167 per resident a year.
Compare East Milton with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to East Milton. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in East Milton represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
East Milton detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for East Milton: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in East Milton: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of East Milton: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in East Milton: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
East Milton detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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