Fort Walton Beach, FL vs Mebane, NC

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

Mebane

66.8

#1499 nationally

Fort Walton Beach leads in average commute (21.3 min vs 31.4 min). Fort Walton Beach leads in crime level (6.4 vs 8.4). Mebane leads in median household income ($78,419 vs $61,820).

Metric-by-Metric Breakdown

Metric	Fort Walton Beach, FL	Mebane, NC
WhereAtHome Score	72.1 (#925)	66.8 (#1499)
Population	20,925	20,212
Typical Home Value (ZHVI)	$325,397	$355,091
Median Household Income	$61,820	$78,419
Average Commute	21.3 min	31.4 min
Walk Score	38	N/A
Crime Level	6.4	8.4
School Rating	N/A	N/A
Cost of Living Index	106	101
Political lean County 2024 presidential margin — context only, not scored	R+42.5	R+8.2

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