Niceville, FL vs Midway (Santa Rosa County), FL

Side-by-side comparison from the latest government data.

MetricNiceville, FLMidway (Santa Rosa County), FL
Population16,54421,317
Median Household Income$102,409$96,041
Median Rent$1,749/mo$1,645/mo
Median Home Value$423,500$381,600
Cost of Living (US = 100)9798
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income50.8%45.5%
Poverty Rate10.3%6.9%
Unemployment Rate3.8% (county)4.1% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k33141*
Property Crime Rate /100k173487*
Median AQI3644
Good AQI Days /yr338258
Summer Highs89°F90°F
Winter Lows40°F43°F
Snowfall0 in/yr0 in/yr
Avg Commute25 min29.9 min
Hospitals1—
Avg Hospital Rating5.0 / 5—
Students per Teacher21.418
College Degree Rate38.5%37%
Foreign-Born %8.1%5.8%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+13.6%—

Green = clearly better (more than 5% apart). Population, growth, weather, hospital count and foreign-born share aren’t scored.
* Rate of the agency that polices Midway (Santa Rosa County) (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.