Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 1,799, settled in 1901.
The best of Century’s subject grades is an A for cost of living; the weakest is a D− for incomes. On incomes, just 1 of Florida’s 774 towns do worse. On CDC health estimates it is near the bottom nationally. Only 18 of Florida’s 774 towns score higher on cost of living. Century's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 87% of U.S. towns. Alger-Sullivan Lumber Company Residential Historic District is on the National Register of Historic Places. Century has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Century beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
| Widest gap | Century | FL |
|---|---|---|
| More adults facing a utility shut-off | 19.4% | 8.6% |
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Florida), ordered by how far Century is from typical.
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Census counts: 395 in 1950, 1,713 in 2020. The archive holds 5 old photos and papers going back to 2004 and 2 maps from 1941 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Century, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 17, 2025.
Ordered by what stands out in Century.
49% of Century households are owner-occupiers. Values fell 12% in the year to September 2026. The typical Century home is worth about $88,000, down 12.1% in a year, 77% below the Florida typical home.
| Century | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 49% | 72% | 73% |
| Median rent | $716 a month | $1,647 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Century: nearly a quarter of adults smoke cigarettes, where Florida’s towns sit at 13% and U.S. towns at 14%. The share of adults in Century who have diabetes: 21%, and on top of that among 637 Florida towns, just 9 have a higher share of adults who have obesity than Century. Against the Florida average, Century comes out ahead on 1 CDC measures out of 31, and behind on 24.
| Century | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 35% | 20% | 19% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 13% | 14% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 45% | 32% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 13% | 12% |
| What stands out | Century | FL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 11.4% | 14.6% |
| More adults facing a utility shut-off | 19.4% | 8.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Households in Century have drawn federal disaster aid in 4 declared disasters, most recently in 2020. Expected damage from storms and floods is higher here than in 86% of U.S. communities. The national flood insurance program has paid one claim in the town since 2001. Two thirds of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from hurricanes, followed by inland flooding at 18%.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
July afternoons reach 92°, January nights drop to 39° and snow is almost unheard of.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
22% of residents live below the poverty line in Century, whereas only one of the 639 Florida towns we compare has a lower typical household income than Century. The mean commuting time in the town is 31 minutes. Jobs here fell by 28 from 2013 to 2023, to 370.
| Century | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 22% | 11% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $28,000 | $73,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 31 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The biggest park or preserve is Showalter Park, at 39 acres. 2.2 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves. The trail network density for Century comes to 0.7 miles per square mile.
| Century | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.7 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 2.4% | 3% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Showalter Park | — | 39 |
| 2. Escambia River Wildlife Management Area | — | 3 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
None within 15 miles of Century; the nearest are
About 3 of every 100 Century residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Florida.
4 notable people were born in Century.
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A.
4 notable people were born here, including Leonard White and Anthony Pleasant.