Niceville, FL vs Upper Grand Lagoon, FL

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

MetricNiceville, FLUpper Grand Lagoon, FL
Population16,54417,232
Median Household Income$102,409$82,157
Median Rent$1,749/mo$1,667/mo
Median Home Value$423,500$373,200
Cost of Living (US = 100)9797
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income50.8%55.4%
Poverty Rate10.3%8.1%
Unemployment Rate3.8% (county)4% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k33217*
Property Crime Rate /100k173804*
Median AQI3644
Good AQI Days /yr338239
Summer Highs89°F90°F
Winter Lows40°F45°F
Snowfall0 in/yr0 in/yr
Avg Commute25 min20.8 min
Hospitals1—
Avg Hospital Rating5.0 / 5—
Students per Teacher21.415.5
College Degree Rate38.5%37%
Foreign-Born %8.1%16%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+13.6%-2.2%

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 Upper Grand Lagoon (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.