Best PlacesNavarre, FL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Navarre, 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.
Navarre ranks 733rd of 2,098 U.S. cities on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a strong job market by a wide margin, and disaster risk is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Navarre
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.
Navarre's strengths and weaknesses
Where Navarre ranks high
- Local economyBetter than 97% of cities
- State infrastructureBetter than 96% of cities
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 95% of cities
- QuietBetter than 91% of cities
- Voter turnoutBetter than 88% of cities
Where Navarre ranks low
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 4% of cities
- Big-city accessBetter than only 6% of cities
- TransitBetter than only 13% of cities
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 14% of cities
- Short commute32.0 minutes each way, better than only 14% of cities
What it costs to buy a home in Navarre
A household needs to earn about $99,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Navarre home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $106,459, 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 Navarre's effective rate of 0.61%, 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 6 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Navarre
Navarre's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Navarre.
Who works in Navarre, and how
Work in Navarre centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 87%
- Work from home 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Navarre
Navarre has more restaurants and bars per resident than 65% of cities and more parkland per resident than 86% of cities. The coast is about 9 minutes away. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Navarre and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Navarre, month by month
Navarre sees roughly 149 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 64, 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 | 64° | 53° | 44° |
| April | 78° | 68° | 59° |
| July | 91° | 83° | 76° |
| October | 82° | 71° | 62° |
Flying in and out of Navarre
The nearest airport, Pensacola International, is about 18 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Louis Armstrong New Orleans International, about 204 miles away.
The best schools in and around Navarre
Schools across Navarre average an A, better than 88% of cities.
Top elementary schools
- West Navarre Intermediate SchoolA · 70% proficient
- Holley-navarre IntermediateA · 70% proficient
- Florosa Elementary SchoolA− · 59% proficient
Top middle schools
- Holley-navarre Middle SchoolA · 65% proficient
- Woodlawn Beach Middle SchoolA · 64% proficient
- W. C. Pryor Middle SchoolB+ · 49% proficient
Top high schools
- 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 Navarre school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Navarre 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 Navarre against the other 2,097 cities.
Who Navarre suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 72% of cities, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 12% already work from home.
Common questions about living in Navarre
Is Navarre a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Navarre ranks 733rd of 2,098 cities. It scores highest on a strong job market, state infrastructure, and low taxes, and lowest on disaster risk 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 Navarre expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $388,924. The overall cost of living runs about 6% below the national average. Set against a $106,459 median income, cost of living beats 72% of cities.
Is Navarre safe?
Yes, Navarre is safer than 81% of cities. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $145 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Navarre?
July highs average about 91 degrees, and January highs near 64 with lows near 44. That works out to about 149 pleasant days a year, more than 82% of cities.
Is Navarre good for families?
Schools beat 88% of cities, crime safety beats 81%, and childcare runs $932 a month.
Compare Navarre with other cities
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Navarre. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Navarre 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.
Navarre detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Navarre: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Navarre: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Navarre: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Navarre: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Navarre 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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