NavarreFL
Public schools that outperform most of Florida. A town in Florida, home to 39,838 people.
Is Navarre a good place to live?
Where it does best is schools: its schools outperform 80% of the state's. Navarre grades B− overall, better than 51% of U.S. towns. In the ranking it comes 157th of 634 in Florida. It is strong on health as well: it is healthier than 78% of U.S. towns. Its weakest is cost of living — the typical home is worth about $417K, 5.5 years of the Pensacola metro’s $76K median household income. Hazard risk is weaker too: FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 85% of U.S. communities, with hurricanes at the top. The town’s going rate for 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 just over two thirds of U.S. towns.
Figures: schools, state test and graduation results · health, CDC PLACES · home values, Zillow · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · FEMA National Risk Index.
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
20 mi MuseumAir Force Armament Museum
25 mi LandmarkFort BarrancasPhoto 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 · Air Force Armament Museum: Greg Goebel, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Fort Barrancas: National Park Service, Public domain
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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.
Natural hazards: very high risk in Navarre, mostly hurricanes
Federal disaster aid has reached households in Navarre after 7 declared disasters, most recently in 2022. 63% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from hurricanes, followed by inland flooding at 18%. Since 2004, 17 flood insurance claims have been paid out here.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
For schools, Navarre earns an A−
The public schools here belong to the Santa Rosa school district. The largest public high school is Navarre High School, with 2,410 students. Three of its 6 schools are shown below, with the reason for each.
| 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.
19% of Navarre adults have been diagnosed with depression. Against the Florida average, Navarre comes out ahead on 16 CDC measures out of 31, and behind on 2. Two figures for adults here: 19% get no exercise outside work, 41% sleep under 7 hours.
| 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
Most of Navarre’s workers head elsewhere: there are 0.4 jobs for each of them
Jobs based here grew from 3,489 in 2013 to 5,145.
Between 2013 and 2023, jobs in Navarre rose by 1,656, to 5,145. For most workers, Navarre is a place to come home to: only 12% work in town. In Navarre, the average trip to work is 31 minutes. The top destinations are Pensacola (10%), Fort Walton Beach (10%) and Wright (4%).
| 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
Four seasons and hot summers in Navarre
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°.
In Navarre, the January low 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
Navarre skews younger than Florida
College graduates make up 36% of adults 25 and older, against 34% across Florida. People 65 and older are 14% of residents (21% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 43% of residents (38% statewide). In Navarre, nearly a quarter of residents are under 18.
| 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
In 2 parks and preserves, walkers have 7.1 miles of trail. Navarre’s density of trails comes in at 0.2 miles per square mile. Parks and preserves here: 2, covering 27 acres.
| 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
For cost of living, Navarre earns a C−
Homes sold in Navarre spent a median 63 days on the market. The typical home value locally is about $417,000, up 1.8% in a year, 11% above the Florida typical home. For households here, the share who live in a home they own is 82%.
| Navarre | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,966 a month | $1,647 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 82% | 72% | 73% |
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · 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. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C−.