Fort Walton Beach, FL vs Portland, 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

Portland

76.5

#344 nationally

Portland leads in crime level (4.3 vs 6.4). Portland leads in median household income ($83,493 vs $61,820). Portland leads in average commute (20.6 min vs 21.3 min).

Metric-by-Metric Breakdown

Metric	Fort Walton Beach, FL	Portland, TX
WhereAtHome Score	72.1 (#925)	76.5 (#344)
Population	20,925	20,481
Typical Home Value (ZHVI)	$325,397	$271,705
Median Household Income	$61,820	$83,493
Average Commute	21.3 min	20.6 min
Walk Score	38	N/A
Crime Level	6.4	4.3
School Rating	N/A	N/A
Cost of Living Index	106	104
Political lean County 2024 presidential margin — context only, not scored	R+42.5	R+36.4

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