176 years in pictures
Census counts: 13,570 in 1950, 15,218 in 2020. The archive holds 2 old photos and papers going back to 2004 and 3 maps from 1944 on.
- 1850Warrington is settled
Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 15,918, settled in 1850.
Warrington grades D overall, ranked 560th of 634 in Florida, mostly because of health and schools. CDC estimates put its residents' health behind 88% of the country. Its public schools trail 83% of Florida towns on state tests and graduation. In its favor, it has 6 miles of trail. 23% of residents live below the poverty line in Warrington, against 11% in Florida’s towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns. FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 85% of U.S. communities, with hurricanes at the top. The biggest park or preserve is Navy Point Park, at 52 acres.
Where Warrington beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
Where Warrington’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Florida), ordered by how far Warrington is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 13,570 in 1950, 15,218 in 2020. The archive holds 2 old photos and papers going back to 2004 and 3 maps from 1944 on.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Warrington. Close and well known come first.
4 mi LandmarkFort Pickens
3 mi MuseumNational Naval Aviation Museum
6 mi Ancient siteUSS Massachusetts
2 mi National SeashoreGulf Islands National Seashore7.6M visitors a year
3 mi LandmarkFort Barrancas14 mi BeachOno IslandFort Pickens: Notneb82, CC BY-SA 3.0 · National Naval Aviation Museum: Ebyabe, 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
Warrington 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.
Ordered by what stands out in Warrington.
Warrington has homes that are cheap against local pay and has a longer frost-free season than most of the country, though not than most of Florida.
The trail density in Warrington is 0.7 miles per square mile.
| Warrington | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 7.2% | 3% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.7 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Navy Point Park | — | 52 |
| 2. Dickinson Park | — | 5 |
| 3. Traingle Park | — | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its public schools are run by the Escambia school district. Two of its 6 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Navy Point Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 484 | C− |
| Hope Horizon at Judy Andrews CenterLargest public high schoolGrades K–12 | Grades K–12 | 30 | D |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within FL on state tests and graduation
18% of Warrington adults report frequent physical distress. Warrington beats the Florida average on 0 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 21. 43% of Warrington adults have high blood pressure.
| Warrington | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 15% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 43% | 37% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 13% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 16% | 17% |
| What stands out | Warrington | FL |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 10.6% | 7.2% |
| More smokers | 18.2% | 12.4% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 17.3% | 12.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Since 1979, 1,205 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Warrington.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Most working residents leave Warrington for work: only 4% work in town. Warrington’s average trip to work is 23 minutes. Since 2013, Warrington has lost 137 jobs, to 1,946 in 2023.
| Warrington | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 23 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Work from home | 8.8% | 14% | 11% |
| Median household income | $62,000 | $73,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 4.2% | 5% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
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.
Warrington has warm winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. July afternoons reach 90°, January nights drop to 44° and snow is almost unheard of.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Children under 18 are 24% of residents (20% statewide). 25% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 34% across Florida.
| Warrington | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 24% | 20% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 25% | 31% | 29% |
| Aged 65 or older | 17% | 20% | 18% |
| Median age | 42.5 years | 42.4 years | 40.5 years |
51% women, 49% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±5.5 points. Across Florida, 50.9% of residents are women.
| Warrington | FL | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 11.6% | 10.3% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 12.1% | 9.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 5.8% | 8.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 12.5% | 12.7% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 10.3% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 13.8% | 12.3% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 16.5% | 13.4% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 12.6% | 11.7% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 4.8% | 9.6% | 7% |
| No diploma | 8.9% | 10.1% | 10.4% |
| High school | 28.6% | 27.2% | 26% |
| Some college | 24.4% | 18.5% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 13.1% | 10.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 17.7% | 21.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 7.3% | 12.9% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
At 2.8 years of the Pensacola metro’s $76K median household income, the typical home costs less against local pay than in 91% of Florida towns; that ratio is one input to its B− for cost of living. The median property tax bill is $1,183, against $2,730 across Florida, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
63% of households own their home in Warrington.
| Warrington | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 63% | 72% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,160 a month | $1,647 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
2 within 15 miles of the center of Warrington
About 4 of every 100 Warrington residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Florida.
CDP in Florida, United States
Warrington is a census-designated place (CDP) in Escambia County, Florida, United States. Warrington is located between downtown Pensacola and the state line with Alabama; it is 6 miles (10 km) away from both. The population was 15,218 at the 2020 census, up from 14,531 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Pensacola–Ferry Pass–Brent, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area. A failed referendum was held in 1975 to incorporate Warrington as a town. Despite falling outside of city limits and having a post office explicitly named "Warrington", mail going to the addresses in the Warrington ZIP code (32507) falls under the jurisdiction of Pensacola. Naval Air Station Pensacola is located in Warrin…
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4 towns share a border with Warrington.
All 4 graded towns on its borders grade higher than its D; West Pensacola (D) is closest.
| Town | FL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warrington | #560 | D | B− | — | C− | D |
| Myrtle Grove | #465 | C− | B− | — | C− | C+ |
| Pensacola Station | #517 | D | D− | — | C− | A |
| West Pensacola | #540 | D | B+ | — | C− | D− |
| Pensacola | #333 | C | C | B+ | C− | B |
Warrington, Myrtle Grove, Pensacola Station and West Pensacola report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Warrington with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Warrington grades D overall, better than 7% of U.S. towns and #560 of 634 in Florida. It grades D for health and C− for schools. Hazard risk is its weak spot, with a D.
The typical home is worth about $212,000, 44% 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−.