HolleyFL
A town of 2,487, settled in 1893.
Is Holley a good place to live?
Holley’s best subject grades are an A− for health and schools; its weakest is a D for hazard risk. Holley’s average trip to work is 42 minutes, above both the Florida town median (27 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 77% of U.S. towns. Only 42 of Florida’s 779 towns score lower on the outdoors. Holley has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Holley stand out
Where Holley beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
Holley has grown 52% from 2010 to 2020
1,630 counted in 2010 and 2,484 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
How Holley grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Florida), ordered by how far Holley is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Gulf Islands National Seashore and 13 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Holley. Close and well known come first.
4 mi National SeashoreGulf Islands National Seashore7.6M visitors a year
25 mi LandmarkFort Pickens
27 mi Ancient siteUSS Massachusetts
25 mi MuseumNational Naval Aviation Museum
25 mi LandmarkFort Barrancas
21 mi MuseumAir Force Armament MuseumPhoto credits
Gulf Islands National Seashore: National Park Service, Public domain · Fort Pickens: Notneb82, CC BY-SA 3.0 · USS Massachusetts: Unknown authorUnknown author or not provided, Public domain · National Naval Aviation Museum: Ebyabe, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fort Barrancas: National Park Service, Public domain · Air Force Armament Museum: Greg Goebel, CC BY-SA 2.0
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Moving to Holley: who provides what
Holley is unincorporated, so Santa Rosa County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 17, 2025.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Holley.
Holley ranks healthier than 83% of the country’s towns
Holley beats the Florida average on 13 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 18% of adults get no exercise outside work in Holley, against 25% in Florida’s towns and 25% across U.S. towns. 9.4% of adults have diabetes in Holley.
| Holley | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 25% | 25% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 15% | 16% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 9.4% | 13% | 12% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 20% | 19% |
| What stands out | Holley | FL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 9.2% | 15.9% |
| Fewer adults who get no exercise | 17.7% | 26.3% |
| More binge drinkers | 18.2% | 14.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Hurricanes leads a very high hazard risk in Holley
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 86% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Most of Holley’s workers commute out: the town has 0.3 jobs for each of them
Most working residents leave Holley for work: only 2% work in town. Holley’s median household income is $105,000. Since 2013, Holley has added 141 jobs, to 234 in 2023.
| Holley | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $105,000 | $73,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.5% | 5% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 8.5% | 11% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
More children than Florida overall
Children under 18 are 28% of residents (20% statewide). The median age in Holley is 38.1 years. 26% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 34% across Florida.
| Holley | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 28% | 20% | 22% |
| Median age | 38.1 years | 42.5 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 26% | 31% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
Somewhere between 40% and 62% women
The Census survey reached too few of Holley’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±11 points. Across Florida, 50.9% of residents are women.
| Holley | FL | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 17.2% | 10.3% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 10.7% | 9.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 1.9% | 8.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 16% | 12.7% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 13.8% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 8.9% | 12.3% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 12.9% | 13.4% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 12.8% | 11.7% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 5.8% | 9.6% | 7% |
| No diploma | 6.8% | 10.1% | 10.4% |
| High school | 30.1% | 27.2% | 26% |
| Some college | 20.5% | 18.5% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 16.9% | 10.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 15.9% | 21.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 9.9% | 12.9% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 2,500, single groups can be off by several points
Four seasons and hot summers in Holley
Holley has warm winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. July afternoons reach 90° and January nights drop to 43°.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Homes in Holley sell for about $389K
83% of Holley households own their home.
| Holley | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 83% | 72% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,677 a month | $1,647 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Holley has set aside 0% of its land for conservation
1.0 miles of trail in 0 parks and preserves.
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Holley
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Holley; the nearest are
About 13 of every 100 Holley residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Florida.
98% of working residents leave Holley for work
Where Holley’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Holley
Census-designated place in Florida, United States
Holley is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Santa Rosa County, Florida, United States. Its population was 2,484 as of the 2020 census. It is part of the Pensacola—Ferry Pass—Brent, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area. Florida State Road 87 passes through the community. For almost all cases, the community of Holley, is considered to be a neighborhood or character area of the larger community of Navarre, Florida. This includes the community of Holley being included in the federally designated Holley-Navarre Census County Division, being served by the Holley-Navarre Fire District and Holley-Navarre Water System, and being included in the county election precinct excl…
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- Area
- 4.6 sq mi
- Elevation
- 7 ft
- Area code
- 850
Holley’s neighbors
One town shares a border with Holley.
Holley has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Holley and Navarre report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Holley with a neighbor →
Questions about Holley
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Holley, FL expensive?
The typical home is worth about $415,000, 11% above the Florida typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C.