Fort Walton Beach, FL vs Stuart, FL

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

Stuart

66.3

#1563 nationally

Fort Walton Beach leads in crime level (6.4 vs 8.4). Fort Walton Beach leads in average commute (21.3 min vs 23.2 min). Fort Walton Beach leads in cost of living index (106 vs 109).

Metric-by-Metric Breakdown

Metric	Fort Walton Beach, FL	Stuart, FL
WhereAtHome Score	72.1 (#925)	66.3 (#1563)
Population	20,925	19,430
Typical Home Value (ZHVI)	$325,397	$375,621
Median Household Income	$61,820	$61,878
Average Commute	21.3 min	23.2 min
Walk Score	38	N/A
Crime Level	6.4	8.4
School Rating	N/A	N/A
Cost of Living Index	106	109
Political lean County 2024 presidential margin — context only, not scored	R+42.5	R+31.1

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