Rank

1336of 3,144

Walton, Florida

Score 6.41 / 10· population 86,354

Walton County is in Northwest Florida, with county offices in DeFuniak Springs and 26 miles of beaches in South Walton, including Seaside and Rosemary Beach. In 2020 Hurricane Sally's rain sent Alaqua Creek above record flood stage and put up to 4 feet of water in homes west of Freeport. On October 8, 2026, the county ordered Zones A, B and C to evacuate, in part over an estimated 7 feet of storm surge.

Sources
  • Walton County Administration is at 76 N 6th Street, DeFuniak Springs mywaltonfl.gov
  • Located in Northwest Florida, South Walton is 26 miles of beaches visitsouthwalton.com
  • South Walton's 16 beach neighborhoods include Seaside and Rosemary Beach visitsouthwalton.com
  • Hurricane Sally (September 2020): in Walton County, Alaqua Creek rapidly rose above record flood stage and inundated homes along SR-20 west of Freeport with up to 4 ft of water nhc.noaa.gov
  • On Thursday, October 8, 2026, Walton County ordered a mandatory evacuation of Evacuation Zones A, B and C, in part due to surge, with an estimated 7 feet of surge wjhg.com

v4 — beta, 30 October 2026, sourced values

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Eleven factors

Government behavior

  1. Fraser Institute state ranking (state)7.6
  2. 2A (state)8.0
  3. GOP + LP vote for President7.9
  4. Sales tax3.6
  5. Property tax7.6

Environment

  1. Air quality5.6
  2. Floods / hurricanes0.3

Private behavior

  1. Homicide rate7.3
  2. Life expectancy7.1
  3. Government employees6.0
  4. Single-parent households4.5

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