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

Metric
Fort Walton Beach
FL
Portsmouth
NH
Median rent$1,307 (better)$1,869
Median home$322k (better)$689k
Cost of living (100 = US)106.6 (better)111.8
Median income$68,538$106,219 (better)
Unemployment5.1%3.6% (better)
School rating8.2/109.6/10 (better)
Violent crime / 1k5.32.1 (better)
Property crime / 1k16.711.4 (better)
Walk score3233 (better)
Sunny days240 (better)189
Summer temp91°F81°F
Winter temp54°F24°F
Rainfall55.4 in50.7 in
Population21,02522,545
Diversity (0–100)5525
% Black11.6%0.2%
% Hispanic13%3.8%
% Asian4%4.1%

Green marks the better value in each row.

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