Pea RidgeFL
The town, home to 3,560 people, lies in Florida. Public schools that outperform most of Florida.
Is Pea Ridge a good place to live?
Pea Ridge’s grades pull in different directions. Schools are its strong suit: its schools rank ahead of 80% of Florida towns. It also does well on cost of living: a typical home costs about $221K, 2.9 years of the Pensacola metro’s $76K median household income. The catch is hazard risk: FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 87% of U.S. communities, with hurricanes at the top. Overall, that makes an A−, good for 6th of 634 in Florida. Set against the rest, it does better than 83% of U.S. towns. Only 17 of Florida’s 779 towns score lower on the outdoors. The town’s January low is 42°F, below the Florida town median (51°F) but above the median of U.S. towns (22°F).
Figures: schools, state test and graduation results · home values, Zillow · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · FEMA National Risk Index · USGS PAD-US · NOAA normals, 1991–2020.
What makes Pea Ridge stand out
Where Pea Ridge beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
99% of working residents leave Pea Ridge for work
Where Pea Ridge’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Pea Ridge grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Florida), ordered by how far Pea Ridge is from typical.
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Moving to Pea Ridge: who provides what
Pea Ridge 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 Pea Ridge.
Pea Ridge pairs an A− for schools with modest home prices, is healthier than towns with similar incomes and has homes that are cheap against local pay.
Very high risk in Pea Ridge, with hurricanes at the top
Flood insurance has paid out on 20 claims in Pea Ridge since 1979. FEMA puts 60% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to hurricanes, and 23% to inland flooding.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Pea Ridge earns an A− for schools
That grade comes with a B+ for cost of living: the typical home is worth about $221K.
The public schools here belong to the Santa Rosa school district. Its two schools are below. 846 students attend Pea Ridge’s public school.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pea Ridge Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 846 | B+ |
| West Florida Baptist Academy PrivateLargest high schoolGrades PK–12 | Grades PK–12 | 716 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within FL on state tests and graduation
Most of Pea Ridge’s workers head elsewhere: there are 0.6 jobs for each of them
For most workers, Pea Ridge is a place to come home to: only 1% work in town. Between 2013 and 2023, jobs locally rose by 129, to 1,036. The middle household income for Pea Ridge comes to $60,000. Half commute less than 13 miles.
| Pea Ridge | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $60,000 | $73,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.4% | 5% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 8.1% | 11% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 25 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expect mild winters and hot summers in Pea Ridge
The Milton Exp Stn weather station, 13 miles away, records that the frost-free season runs about 241 days: longer than most of the country, but shorter than 80% of Florida places with climate records. January nights average 41.9°: milder than most of the country, but colder than 89% of Florida places with climate records; July afternoons average 90.8°.
The midsummer high in Pea Ridge is 91°F. Snow almost never falls.
| Pea Ridge | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 42°F | 51°F | 22°F |
| July high | 91°F | 91°F | 85°F |
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Residents of Pea Ridge are healthier than 64% of U.S. towns
Against the 8,814 U.S. towns with household incomes like Pea Ridge’s, it is healthier than 89%, so its B isn’t only a matter of income.
18% of Pea Ridge adults report frequent mental distress. CDC measures, 31 in all: Pea Ridge beats Florida on 9 and trails on 3. In Pea Ridge, 17% of adults binge drink, and 21% get no exercise outside work.
| Pea Ridge | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 37% | 36% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 15% | 16% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 25% | 25% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 16% | 17% |
| What stands out | Pea Ridge | FL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 11% | 15.9% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 12.9% | 16.8% |
| More adults with depression | 20.2% | 17.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Homes in Pea Ridge sell for about $250K
At 2.9 years of the Pensacola metro’s $76K median household income, the typical home costs less against local pay than in 90% of Florida towns; that ratio is one input to its B+ for cost of living. The median property tax bill is $945, against $2,730 across Florida, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
For Pea Ridge, the rent at the middle of the market is $1,252 a month. Homes sold in Pea Ridge spent a median 52 days on the market. In Pea Ridge, the typical sale closed at 98.7% of the list price.
| Pea Ridge | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,252 a month | $1,647 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 71% | 72% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Fort Pickens and 13 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Pea Ridge. Close and well known come first.
22 mi LandmarkFort Pickens
24 mi Ancient siteUSS Massachusetts
21 mi MuseumNational Naval Aviation Museum
15 mi National SeashoreGulf Islands National Seashore7.6M visitors a year
21 mi LandmarkFort Barrancas32 mi BeachOno IslandPhoto credits
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 · Gulf Islands National Seashore: National Park Service, Public domain · Fort Barrancas: National Park Service, Public domain
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Everything we know about Pea Ridge
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Pea Ridge
About 7 of every 100 Pea Ridge residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Florida.
About Pea Ridge
Pea Ridge is a community in Santa Rosa County, Florida, United States, located along U.S. Highway 90, east of Pace. It was designated a Census-designated place (CDP) by the Census Bureau by the 2010 census. The CDP had a total area of 2.82 square miles (7.3 km2), with a population of 3,787 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Pensacola—Ferry Pass—Brent, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area. Pea Ridge is located at 30°35′46″N 87°07′14″W, at an elevation of 148 feet (45 m).
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- Area
- 2.8 sq mi
- Area code
- 850
Pea Ridge’s neighbors
One town shares a border with Pea Ridge.
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Questions about Pea Ridge
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Pea Ridge, FL a good place to live?
By most measures, yes. Pea Ridge grades A− overall, better than 83% of U.S. towns and #6 of 634 in Florida. It grades B for health and A− for schools. Hazard risk is its weak spot, with a D.
Is Pea Ridge, FL expensive?
Not for the area. The typical home is worth about $221,000, 41% below 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 B+.