MolinoFL
The town was settled in 1866 and has 1,447 residents today.
Is Molino a good place to live?
Molino’s best subject grade is an A for cost of living; its weakest is a D for hazard risk. Molino’s rent at the middle of the market is $529 a month, below both the Florida town median ($1,647 a month) and the median of U.S. towns ($1,185 a month). On cost of living, just 26 of Florida’s 774 towns do better. Molino's public schools trail 83% of Florida towns on state tests and graduation. Molino’s trail density is 1.6 miles per square mile, where Florida’s towns sit at 0.4 and U.S. towns at 0.4. Molino has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Molino stand out
Where Molino beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
1,447 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How Molino grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Florida), ordered by how far Molino is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Molino: who provides what
Molino is unincorporated, so Escambia 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 Molino.
Molino faces a very high natural-hazard risk, led by hurricanes
Expected losses in Molino break down as 70% from hurricanes and 18% from inland flooding. The risk rating from FEMA locally is 85 of 100. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Molino after 4 declared disasters, most recently in 2020.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Health in Molino trails 79% of U.S. towns
12% of Molino adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance. Against the Florida average, Molino comes out ahead on 1 CDC measures out of 31, and behind on 12. Two figures for adults here: 19% report frequent mental distress, 17% smoke cigarettes.
| Molino | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 43% | 37% | 35% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 16% | 17% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 13% | 14% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 32% | 35% |
| What stands out | Molino | FL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 11.7% | 15.9% |
| More smokers | 16.9% | 12.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
With only 0.1 jobs per working resident, most people in Molino work out of town
The top destinations are Pensacola (24%), Ferry Pass (6%) and Brent (5%). Commuting out is the norm in Molino: 1% of working residents work locally. The town’s average trip to work stands at 28 minutes. Half commute less than 20 miles.
| Molino | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 0.6% | 5% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 28 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 8.2% | 11% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Molino: mild winters and hot summers
July afternoons reach 91°, January nights drop to 41° and snow is almost unheard of.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
More children than Florida overall
24% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Molino. Children under 18 are 24% of residents (20% statewide). In Molino, the midpoint age is 48.8 years.
| Molino | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 48.8 years | 42.5 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 24% | 31% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
44% women, 56% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±9.9 points. Across Florida, 50.9% of residents are women. Among residents 25 to 34, 86% are men (FL 51%).
| Molino | FL | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 10% | 10.3% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 13.7% | 9.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 8.8% | 8.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 11.1% | 12.7% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 1.8% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 27.1% | 12.3% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 8% | 13.4% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 10.6% | 11.7% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 8.9% | 9.6% | 7% |
| No diploma | 3% | 10.1% | 10.4% |
| High school | 38.3% | 27.2% | 26% |
| Some college | 10.7% | 18.5% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 23.6% | 10.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 19.6% | 21.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 4.7% | 12.9% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,400, single groups can be off by several points
The typical home in Molino is valued at about $371K
The share of households in Molino who live in a home they own: 86%. Values rose 4.6% in the 12 months to September 2026.
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Escambia River Wildlife Management Area | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Molino
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Molino
About 12 of every 100 Molino residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Florida.
99% of working residents leave Molino for work
Where Molino’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Questions about Molino
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Molino, FL expensive?
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.