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A regional job hub with 1,371 jobs. In Florida, this town has 5,281 residents.
Pensacola Station’s overall grade, D, puts it better than 14% of U.S. towns. That places it 517th of 634 in Florida. Its lowest grade is for cost of living: the typical home is worth about , years of the Pensacola metro’s $76K median household income. It also trails on schools: its public schools trail 83% of Florida towns on state tests and graduation. Where it does best is walkability: it is easier to get around on foot or by transit than 97% of U.S. towns. Health is a strength too (A): residents are healthier than 86% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. The town’s mean commuting time is 10 minutes, below both the Florida town median (27 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). History is its standout character grade: an A+, better than 97% of U.S. towns, with 7 places on the National Register.
Figures: health, CDC PLACES · home values, Zillow · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · schools, state test and graduation results.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Florida), ordered by how far Pensacola Station is from typical.
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Where Pensacola Station beats most towns.
Fort Barrancas Historical District
Fort Barrancas Historical District is one of 2 National Historic Landmarks here, the National Register’s top tier.
4 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →4 places in Pensacola Station on the National Register of Historic Places.
Where Pensacola Station’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Ordered by what stands out in Pensacola Station.
Pensacola Station draws workers from Pensacola and beyond, is mostly renters and has a longer frost-free season than most of the country, though not than most of Florida.
1,371 jobs are based in Pensacola Station, 2.9 for every working resident, so most of the people who work here commute in. The average commute takes 9.7 minutes, against 28 across Florida.
Among 638 Florida towns, just 2 have a lower share of working residents who work in town than Pensacola Station. Just over a fifth of residents live below the poverty line locally. The top destinations are Pensacola (6%), Tallahassee (5%) and Jacksonville (4%). For half of commuters, work is under 143 miles away.
| Pensacola Station | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 10 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 21% | 11% | 9.6% |
| Work from home | 7.7% | 14% | 11% |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.2% | 5% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
For adults in Pensacola Station, the share who smoke cigarettes is 8.6%. No town among the 636 in Florida we compare has a lower share of adults who had a checkup this year than Pensacola Station. This Florida town beats the Florida average on 15 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 9.
| Pensacola Station | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 2.4% | 13% | 12% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 16% | 17% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 8.3% | 15% | 14% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 15% | 16% |
| What stands out | Pensacola Station | FL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 1.3% | 9.1% |
| Fewer adults with diabetes | 2.4% | 13.5% |
| More binge drinkers | 27.4% | 14.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Count the trails in 1 park or preserve and they come to 4.3 miles. The density of trails for Pensacola Station comes to 0.5 miles per square mile.
| Pensacola Station | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 1% | 3% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.5 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Ski Beach | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Expected damage from storms and floods is higher here than in four fifths of U.S. communities. FEMA puts 78% of Pensacola Station’s expected hazard losses down to hurricanes, and 10% to inland flooding. Since 1985, Pensacola Station has seen 18 flood insurance claims paid out.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The Pensacola Forest Sherman Nas weather station records that the frost-free season runs about 277 days: longer than most of the country, but shorter than 87% of Florida places with climate records. The Pensacola Forest Sherman Nas weather station records that about 56 days a year reach 90°: more than most of the country, but fewer than 94% of Florida places with climate records.
July afternoons reach 90°, January nights drop to 44° and snow is almost unheard of.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Pensacola Station. Close and well known come first.
in town MuseumNational Naval Aviation Museum
2 mi LandmarkFort Pickens
4 mi Ancient siteUSS Massachusetts
in town National SeashoreGulf Islands National Seashore7.6M visitors a year
in town LandmarkFort Barrancas12 mi BeachOno IslandNational Naval Aviation Museum: Ebyabe, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fort Pickens: Notneb82, CC BY-SA 3.0 · USS Massachusetts: Unknown authorUnknown author or not provided, Public domain · Gulf Islands National Seashore: National Park Service, Public domain · Fort Barrancas: National Park Service, Public domain
Pensacola Station 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.
2 within 15 miles of the center of Pensacola Station
About 5 of every 100 Pensacola Station residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Florida.
One town shares a border with Pensacola Station.
| Town | FL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pensacola Station | #517 | D | D− | — | C− | A |
| Warrington | #560 | D | B− | — | C− | D |
Pensacola Station and Warrington report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Pensacola Station with a neighbor →
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Pensacola Station grades D overall, better than 14% of U.S. towns and #517 of 634 in Florida. It grades A for health and C− for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D−.
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