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Fort Walton Beach wins on home prices, cost of living, schools and sunshine; Montpelier wins on rent, income, jobs, safety and walkability.

Metric
Fort Walton Beach
FL
Montpelier
VT
Median rent$1,307$1,302 (better)
Median home$322k (better)$375k
Cost of living (100 = US)106.6 (better)114
Median income$68,538$81,030 (better)
Unemployment5.1%2.2% (better)
School rating8.2/10 (better)8/10
Violent crime / 1k5.33.4 (better)
Property crime / 1k16.7 (better)30.2
Walk score3268 (better)
Sunny days240 (better)158
Summer temp91°F78°F
Winter temp54°F17°F
Rainfall55.4 in38.7 in
Population21,0258,014
Diversity (0–100)5525
% Black11.6%0.8%
% Hispanic13%4.5%
% Asian4%1.7%

Green marks the better value in each row.

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