NavarreFL
A town of 39,838. Public schools that outperform most of Florida.
Is Navarre a good place to live?
Navarre grades B− overall, 157th of 634 graded towns in Florida, with clear strengths and some subjects that lag. Its schools outperform 80% of the state's and CDC estimates put its residents' health ahead of 78% of the country. On the other side, FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 85% of U.S. communities, with hurricanes at the top. Navarre’s median rent is $1,966 a month, above both the Florida town median ($1,647 a month) and the median of U.S. towns ($1,185 a month). Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 68% of U.S. towns.
What makes Navarre stand out
Where Navarre beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
Navarre has grown 30% from 2010 to 2020
31,378 counted in 2010 and 40,817 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
How Navarre grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Florida), ordered by how far Navarre 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 Navarre. Close and well known come first.
in town 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
20 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 Navarre: who provides what
Navarre 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 Navarre.
Navarre has less no health insurance than most of Florida, has added a third more jobs in ten years and has hotter summers than most of the country, though not than most of Florida.
Hurricanes leads a very high hazard risk in Navarre
Since 2004, 17 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Navarre.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
For schools, Navarre earns an A−
Its public schools are run by the Santa Rosa school district. Three of its 6 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Navarre High School, with 2,410 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holley-Navarre Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 823 | A− |
| Navarre High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 2,410 | B |
| Holley-Navarre IntermediateTop results in townGrades 3–5 | Grades 3–5 | 698 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within FL on state tests and graduation
For health, Navarre earns an A−
Its widest gap with Florida is no health insurance: 10.1% of those 18–64 have no health insurance, against 15.9% statewide.
18% of adults binge drink in Navarre. Navarre beats the Florida average on 16 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 19% of adults get no exercise outside work in Navarre.
| Navarre | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 15% | 16% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 25% | 25% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 37% | 36% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 9.9% | 13% | 12% |
| What stands out | Navarre | FL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 10.1% | 15.9% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 11.5% | 16.8% |
| More binge drinkers | 17.9% | 14.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
With 0.4 jobs for every working resident, most of Navarre’s workers commute out
Jobs based here grew from 3,489 in 2013 to 5,145.
Most working residents leave Navarre for work: only 12% work in town. Navarre’s average trip to work is 31 minutes. Since 2013, Navarre has added 1,656 jobs, to 5,145 in 2023.
| Navarre | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 31 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $105,000 | $73,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 5.8% | 11% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 12% | 5% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Navarre has four seasons and hot summers
July afternoons average 89.8°: hotter than most of the country, but cooler than 89% of Florida places with climate records; January nights average 43.4°.
Navarre has warm winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. The January low in Navarre is 43°F.
| Navarre | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 43°F | 51°F | 22°F |
| July high | 90°F | 91°F | 85°F |
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Younger than Florida overall
People 65 and older are 14% of residents (21% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 43% of residents (38% statewide). 24% of Navarre residents are under 18. 36% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 34% across Florida.
| Navarre | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 14% | 20% | 18% |
| Under 18 | 24% | 20% | 22% |
| Median age | 38.8 years | 42.5 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 36% | 31% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±1 point. Across Florida, 50.9% of residents are women. Median age: women 39.7, men 37.7.
| Navarre | FL | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 12.5% | 10.3% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 11.8% | 9.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 6.3% | 8.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 12.7% | 12.7% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 16.1% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 12.3% | 12.3% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 14.9% | 13.4% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 8.4% | 11.7% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 5.1% | 9.6% | 7% |
| No diploma | 5.1% | 10.1% | 10.4% |
| High school | 19.6% | 27.2% | 26% |
| Some college | 23.5% | 18.5% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 15.6% | 10.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 21% | 21.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 15.1% | 12.9% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Navarre has set aside 0.6% of its land for conservation
7.1 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves.
| Navarre | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.6% | 3% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Navarre Park | 0.5 mi | 8 |
| 2. Navarre Soccer Complex | — | 19 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Homes in Navarre are worth about $417K, by Zillow’s estimate
The typical Navarre home is worth about $417,000, up 1.8% in a year, 11% above the Florida typical home.
Typical home value
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Navarre
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Navarre; the nearest are
About 6 of every 100 Navarre residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Florida.
88% of working residents leave Navarre for work
Where Navarre’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Navarre’s neighbors
3 towns share a border with Navarre.
| Town | FL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Navarre | #157 | B− | C− | — | A− | A− |
| Holley | — | — | C | — | A− | A− |
| Navarre Beach | — | — | D− | — | A− | A− |
| Midway | #168 | B− | C− | — | A− | A− |
Holley and Navarre Beach have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Navarre, Holley, Navarre Beach and Midway report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Navarre with a neighbor →
Questions about Navarre
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Navarre, FL a good place to live?
Navarre grades B− overall, better than 51% of U.S. towns and #157 of 634 in Florida. It grades A− for health and A− for schools. Hazard risk is its weak spot, with a D.
Is Navarre, FL expensive?
Yes. That is 5.5 years of the area's median household income ($75,967 across the Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL metro area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C−.