Fort Walton Beach, FL vs Prosper, TX

Side-by-side comparison of housing, income, commute, safety, and quality of life.

Score Snapshot

No universal winner

Scores summarize the published model. Use the objective metric differences below and your own priorities to choose.

Fort Walton Beach

72.1

#925 nationally

Prosper

67.6

#1405 nationally

Prosper leads in crime level (1.5 vs 6.4). Prosper leads in median household income ($178,224 vs $61,820). Fort Walton Beach leads in average commute (21.3 min vs 32.1 min).

Metric-by-Metric Breakdown

Metric	Fort Walton Beach, FL	Prosper, TX
WhereAtHome Score	72.1 (#925)	67.6 (#1405)
Population	20,925	41,660
Typical Home Value (ZHVI)	$325,397	$770,217
Median Household Income	$61,820	$178,224
Average Commute	21.3 min	32.1 min
Walk Score	38	N/A
Crime Level	6.4	1.5
School Rating	N/A	N/A
Cost of Living Index	106	141
Political lean County 2024 presidential margin — context only, not scored	R+42.5	R+11.2

Data coverage note: Prosper is missing data for 1 metric that Fort Walton Beach has. Scores with less coverage are penalized — see our methodology.