Metro area · CBSA 18880
Crestview
The Crestview, FL metro area has 299,547 people. Median rent is $1,633, 23.9% of median household income, and HUD puts the 2-bedroom fair market rent in Okaloosa County at $1,908. Of the 17 places we track here, Paxton has the lightest rent burden.
Median household income
$81,993
Median home value
$364,100
Unemployment
4.1%
2-bedroom fair market rent
$1,908
HUD, Okaloosa County
Places in this metro
Largest first. Rent to income is the median rent as a share of median household income.
| Place | Population | Rent | Rent to income |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crestview | 28,773 | $1,366 | 25.0% |
| Wright | 27,927 | $1,621 | 27.7% |
| Fort Walton Beach | 21,025 | $1,307 | 22.9% |
| Niceville | 16,544 | $1,749 | 20.5% |
| Destin | 14,077 | $1,936 | 26.1% |
| Miramar Beach | 8,902 | $2,250 | 26.2% |
| Lake Lorraine | 6,903 | $1,654 | 19.1% |
| Freeport | 6,689 | $1,859 | 24.3% |
| DeFuniak Springs | 6,532 | $1,024 | 22.5% |
| Ocean City | 5,941 | $1,443 | 29.3% |
| Valparaiso | 4,885 | $1,366 | 18.2% |
| Mary Esther | 4,061 | $1,699 | 26.5% |
| Hurlburt Field | 2,951 | $2,151 | 41.8% |
| Eglin AFB | 2,778 | $2,260 | 32.2% |
| Shalimar | 885 | $2,551 | 26.5% |
| Paxton | 686 | $860 | 16.9% |
| Cinco Bayou | 609 | $1,643 | 23.3% |
Nearby metro areas
Data as of 2026-11-14. How these figures are built.