Best PlacesPoint Washington, FL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Point Washington, 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.
Point Washington ranks 30,936th 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 Point Washington
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.
Point Washington's strengths and weaknesses
Where Point Washington ranks high
- State infrastructureBetter than 99% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 96% of towns
- School gradeA, better than 90% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 87% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 82% of towns
Where Point Washington ranks low
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 2% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 5% of towns
- Short commute39.3 minutes each way, better than only 6% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 6% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 8% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Point Washington
A household needs to earn about $125,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Point Washington home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $89,804, 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 Point Washington's effective rate of 0.41%, 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 Point Washington
Point Washington runs older than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Point Washington.
Who works in Point Washington, and how
Work in Point Washington centers on professional & technical and construction. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 75%
- Work from home 17%
- Transit, walk, or bike 8%
Life in Point Washington
The coast is about 38 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Point Washington, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Point Washington, month by month
Point Washington sees roughly 104 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 65, with lows near 43. The comfortable stretch runs February through May and October through December.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 65° | 52° | 43° |
| April | 79° | 67° | 56° |
| July | 91° | 82° | 74° |
| October | 84° | 71° | 60° |
Flying in and out of Point Washington
The nearest airport, Northwest Florida Beaches International, is about 23 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International, about 234 miles away.
The best schools in and around Point Washington
Schools across Point Washington average an A, better than 90% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Dune Lakes Elementary SchoolA · 71% proficient
- Van R. Butler Elementary SchoolA · 67% proficient
- Mossy Head SchoolA · 67% proficient
Top middle schools
- Emerald Coast Middle SchoolA · 67% proficient
- Freeport Middle SchoolA− · 58% proficient
Top high schools
- South Walton High SchoolA · 73% proficient
- Walton High SchoolB+ · 53% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Point Washington school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Point Washington 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 Point Washington against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Point Washington
Is Point Washington a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Point Washington ranks 30,936th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state infrastructure, low taxes, and good schools, and lowest on disaster risk and summer heat. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Point Washington expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $504,331. The overall cost of living runs about 6% below the national average. Set against a $89,804 median income, cost of living beats 78% of towns.
Is Point Washington safe?
Yes, Point Washington is safer than 64% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $172 per resident a year.
Compare Point Washington with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Point Washington. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Point Washington 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.
Point Washington detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Point Washington: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Point Washington: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Point Washington: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Point Washington: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Point Washington 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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