Best PlacesHurlburt Field, FL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Hurlburt Field, 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.
Hurlburt Field ranks 38,105th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on short commutes by a wide margin, and disaster risk is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Hurlburt Field
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.
Hurlburt Field's strengths and weaknesses
Where Hurlburt Field ranks high
- Short commute10.8 minutes each way, better than 99% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 99% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than 98% of towns
- BikingBetter than 97% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 96% of towns
Where Hurlburt Field ranks low
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 2% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 2% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 5% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 6% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 7% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Hurlburt Field
A household needs to earn about $157,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Hurlburt Field home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $49,477, so buying stretches a typical household.
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 Hurlburt Field's effective rate of 0.72%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Hurlburt Field
Hurlburt Field runs younger than the country, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Hurlburt Field.
Who works in Hurlburt Field, and how
Work in Hurlburt Field centers on education and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 81%
- Work from home 14%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in Hurlburt Field
The coast is about 13 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Hurlburt Field, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Hurlburt Field, month by month
Hurlburt Field sees roughly 105 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 63, with lows near 44. The comfortable stretch runs February through May and October through December.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 63° | 53° | 44° |
| April | 76° | 68° | 58° |
| July | 90° | 83° | 75° |
| October | 81° | 71° | 62° |
Flying in and out of Hurlburt Field
The nearest airport, Eglin AFB/Destin-Ft Walton Beach, is about 12 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Louis Armstrong New Orleans International, about 214 miles away.
The best schools in and around Hurlburt Field
Schools across Hurlburt Field average a B+, better than 80% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Destin Elementary SchoolA+ · 75% proficient
- Kenwood Elementary SchoolA− · 61% proficient
- Florosa Elementary SchoolA− · 59% proficient
Top middle schools
- Destin Middle SchoolA · 65% proficient
- W. C. Pryor Middle SchoolB+ · 49% proficient
- Max Bruner Junior Middle SchoolB+ · 49% proficient
Top high schools
- Fort Walton Beach High SchoolA− · 60% proficient
- Navarre High SchoolB+ · 58% proficient
- Choctawhatchee Senior High SchoolB+ · 52% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Hurlburt Field school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Hurlburt Field 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 Hurlburt Field against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Hurlburt Field
Is Hurlburt Field a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Hurlburt Field ranks 38,105th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on short commutes, state infrastructure, and population health, and lowest on disaster risk and civic engagement. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Hurlburt Field expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $608,300. The overall cost of living runs about 8% below the national average. Set against a $49,477 median income, cost of living beats 6% of towns.
Is Hurlburt Field safe?
Hurlburt Field is safer than 12% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $340 per resident a year.
Compare Hurlburt Field with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Hurlburt Field. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Hurlburt Field 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.
Hurlburt Field detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Hurlburt Field: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Hurlburt Field: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Hurlburt Field: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Hurlburt Field: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Hurlburt Field 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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