Best PlacesWalnut Hill, FL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Walnut Hill, 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.
Walnut Hill ranks 24,530th 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 Walnut Hill
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.
Walnut Hill's strengths and weaknesses
Where Walnut Hill ranks high
- State infrastructureBetter than 99% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 96% of towns
- QuietBetter than 84% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 127 pleasant days a year, better than 84% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 80% of towns
Where Walnut Hill ranks low
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 3% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 6% of towns
- Short commute34.4 minutes each way, better than only 16% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 20% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Walnut Hill
A household needs to earn about $41,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Walnut Hill home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $70,167, 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 Walnut Hill's effective rate of 0.65%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Walnut Hill
Walnut Hill's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 Walnut Hill.
Who works in Walnut Hill, and how
Work in Walnut Hill centers on admin & support services and other services. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 78%
- Work from home 14%
- Transit, walk, or bike 7%
Life in Walnut Hill
The coast is about 65 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Walnut Hill, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Walnut Hill, month by month
Walnut Hill sees roughly 127 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 61, with lows near 39. The comfortable stretch runs February through May and September through November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 61° | 48° | 39° |
| April | 78° | 65° | 54° |
| July | 90° | 79° | 72° |
| October | 80° | 67° | 57° |
Flying in and out of Walnut Hill
The nearest airport, Pensacola International, is about 37 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Louis Armstrong New Orleans International, about 175 miles away.
The best schools in and around Walnut Hill
Schools across Walnut Hill average a B, better than 67% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Bratt Elementary SchoolB+ · 55% proficient
Top middle schools
- Ernest Ward Middle SchoolB+ · 47% proficient
Top high schools
- Northview High SchoolC+ · 36% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Walnut Hill school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Walnut Hill 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 Walnut Hill against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Walnut Hill
Is Walnut Hill a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Walnut Hill ranks 24,530th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state infrastructure, low taxes, and quiet, 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 Walnut Hill expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $160,500. The overall cost of living runs about 16% below the national average. Set against a $70,167 median income, cost of living beats 46% of towns.
Is Walnut Hill safe?
Yes, Walnut Hill is safer than 80% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $138 per resident a year.
Compare Walnut Hill with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Walnut Hill. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Walnut Hill 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.
Walnut Hill detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Walnut Hill: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Walnut Hill: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Walnut Hill: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Walnut Hill: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Walnut Hill 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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