Upper Grand Lagoon, FL vs Destin, FL

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

MetricUpper Grand Lagoon, FLDestin, FL
Population17,23214,077
Median Household Income$82,157$89,011
Median Rent$1,667/mo$1,936/mo
Median Home Value$373,200$490,300
Cost of Living (US = 100)9797
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income55.4%45.7%
Poverty Rate8.1%7.4%
Unemployment Rate4% (county)3.8% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k217*331*
Property Crime Rate /100k804*1,337*
Median AQI4436
Good AQI Days /yr239338
Summer Highs90°F90°F
Winter Lows45°F47°F
Snowfall0 in/yr0 in/yr
Avg Commute20.8 min26 min
Hospitals——
Avg Hospital Rating——
Students per Teacher16.315.8
College Degree Rate37%46.2%
Foreign-Born %16%14.1%
Population Growth (2020–2025)-2.2%+0.1%

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 both cities (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.