Best PlacesMidway, Gulf Breeze, FL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Midway, Gulf Breeze, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Costs and crime both read low, and the nearest big city is a drive away. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Midway, Gulf Breeze ranks 1,912th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on good schools by a wide margin, and biking ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Midway, Gulf Breeze
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.
Midway, Gulf Breeze's strengths and weaknesses
Where Midway, Gulf Breeze ranks high
- School gradeA, better than 97% of neighborhoods
- QuietBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- Crime safetyBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- State infrastructureBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 95% of neighborhoods
Where Midway, Gulf Breeze ranks low
- BikingBetter than only 2% of neighborhoods
- Big-city accessBetter than only 2% of neighborhoods
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 2% of neighborhoods
- TransitBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than only 10% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Midway, Gulf Breeze
A household needs to earn about $98,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Midway, Gulf Breeze home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $102,001, 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 Midway, Gulf Breeze's effective rate of 0.65%, 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 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Midway, Gulf Breeze
Midway, Gulf Breeze runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Midway, Gulf Breeze.
Who works in Midway, Gulf Breeze, and how
Work in Midway, Gulf Breeze centers on retail trade and hospitality & food. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 81%
- Work from home 18%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Midway, Gulf Breeze
The coast is about 12 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Midway, Gulf Breeze, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Midway, Gulf Breeze, month by month
Midway, Gulf Breeze sees roughly 141 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 63, with lows near 45. The comfortable stretch runs February through April and October through December.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 63° | 53° | 45° |
| April | 78° | 69° | 61° |
| July | 91° | 83° | 77° |
| October | 82° | 73° | 64° |
Flying in and out of Midway, Gulf Breeze
The nearest airport, Pensacola International, is about 10 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Louis Armstrong New Orleans International, about 194 miles away.
The best schools in and around Midway, Gulf Breeze
Schools across Midway, Gulf Breeze average an A, better than 97% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Gulf Breeze Elementary SchoolA+ · 84% proficient
- West Navarre Intermediate SchoolA · 70% proficient
- Oriole Beach Elementary SchoolA · 69% proficient
Top middle schools
- Gulf Breeze Middle SchoolA+ · 78% proficient
- Woodlawn Beach Middle SchoolA · 64% proficient
Top high schools
- Gulf Breeze High SchoolA · 74% proficient
- Navarre High SchoolB+ · 58% proficient
- Santa Rosa Adult SchoolD · 20% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Midway, Gulf Breeze school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Midway, Gulf Breeze 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 Midway, Gulf Breeze against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Midway, Gulf Breeze
Is Midway, Gulf Breeze a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Midway, Gulf Breeze ranks 1,912th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on good schools, quiet, and low crime, and lowest on biking and distance from a big city. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Midway, Gulf Breeze expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $381,177. The overall cost of living runs about 6% below the national average. Set against a $102,001 median income, cost of living beats 80% of neighborhoods.
Is Midway, Gulf Breeze safe?
Yes, Midway, Gulf Breeze is safer than 96% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $129 per resident a year.
Compare Midway, Gulf Breeze with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Midway, Gulf Breeze. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Midway, Gulf Breeze 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.
Midway, Gulf Breeze detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Midway, Gulf Breeze: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Midway, Gulf Breeze: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Midway, Gulf Breeze: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Midway, Gulf Breeze: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Midway, Gulf Breeze 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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