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Place dossier plate
SheetFL-GULF-BREEZE-FL · Gulf Breeze, FL 6,519 pop · income 82nd pct
Instrument codes from this place’s ACS population and household income, BEA state COL, FBI safety, national income percentile, photo-finish peer city, home-value band, and matched Census-tract book - not a moving recommendation.
Income neighbourhood around Gulf Breeze
Lowest/highest poles plus peers nearest Gulf Breeze on median household income. Full ladder: /browse and /rankings.
median HH income
Ocean · lowest
56,160
Ocean · lowest
56,160 median HH income
35.3% of the leader · rank #1
Westcreek · near
108,571
Westcreek · near
108,571 median HH income
68.2% of the leader · rank #2
Gulf Breeze · this city
108,575
Gulf Breeze · this city
108,575 median HH income
68.2% of the leader · rank #3
Vacaville · near
108,580
Vacaville · near
108,580 median HH income
68.2% of the leader · rank #4
Wheatland · near
108,580
Wheatland · near
108,580 median HH income
68.2% of the leader · rank #5
Sandwich · near
108,583
Sandwich · near
108,583 median HH income
68.2% of the leader · rank #6
Pelican Bay · highest
159,187
Pelican Bay · highest
159,187 median HH income
100.0% of the leader · rank #7
What this shows Neighbourhood peers only - not a full nationwide city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the spread is wide.
Compare beyond this state
Nationwide peers by population, income, and FBI crime rate
Out-of-state nearest neighbors for Gulf Breeze on ACS population and median household income
, plus FBI UCR reporting rate when the extract covers this place. Link sets are deduped so each column is a distinct comparison path, not a forecast that peers share a labor market or climate.
Similar population
Nearest out-of-state cities by ACS population. This city: 6,519.
Agency-reported UCR totals per 100,000 population, not a neighborhood safety grade or a prediction of personal risk.
Gulf Breeze - the verdict
Gulf Breeze ranks in the 82nd percentile for household income and the 92nd percentile for safety nationally, out of every US city with at least 1,000 residents. Source: Census ACS + FBI UCR.
82nd
percentile, household income
84th
percentile, home value
73rd
percentile, median rent
92nd
percentile, safety
📝 How we sourced this
Population, income, and housing-cost figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates (B-series tables). Crime data uses FBI UCR; climate uses NOAA Climate Normals; school counts come from NCES Common Core of Data; permits use the Census Building Permits Survey (BPS). See our methodology page for the full ETL pipeline and OMB / FIPS join keys.
Data Snapshot: Gulf Breeze, FL
Census ACS 2023 estimates count 6,519 residents in Gulf Breeze, a small town within Florida. The typical household in Gulf Breeze brings in $108,575 a year, placing it in the top quartile of U.S. cities for household income, with a poverty rate of 0.5%. Gulf Breeze's housing stock carries a median value of $484,800, and the median resident age is 50.2 years. About 58.0% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, while 53.1% of working-age residents are in the labor force.
Gulf Breeze reports a comparatively low crime rate: the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting program logs 329.0 total incidents per 100,000 residents here, below the national average (agency reporting is voluntary, so this measures reporting activity, not a definitive danger score).
Florida carries a cost-of-living premium: on BEA's 100-equals-national-average cost index, Florida scores 103.4 (Above Average), per the 2024 Regional Price Parities release. A typical two-bedroom carries a HUD Fair Market Rent of $1,526 per month statewide. Monthly utility costs average around $225 across Florida, per EIA 2023 residential energy estimates. On FEMA's National Risk Index, this area rates 75.7 out of 100 for natural-hazard exposure (High).
A decision-led reading path
Useful questions to ask of Gulf Breeze's data
How this reading path is ordered
This is not a composite city score. It is a city-specific route through the available public records, ordered for this profile so the page starts with questions the joined data can actually answer. The route here runs from comparison shortlist to population change to housing and income to work and mobility to reported crime to schools and households; another city can have a different sequence or fewer supported layers because the source joins are not uniform.
For Gulf Breeze, city-specific coverage includes matched public-school count, commute-mode shares, FBI reported-crime rates, annual population history.
No matched row is reported here for local building permits, within-city Census tract profiles; the page leaves those layers out instead of substituting a statewide or national value.
1. Comparison shortlist
Which cities make useful reference points for Gulf Breeze?
Use the in-state set to hold state policy and broad price conditions more nearly constant. Use the nationwide size set to ask whether cities with a similar resident count produce different housing, income, or commute outcomes. The income set is a third lens, deliberately separate from population matching. The nationwide peer panel below adds a fourth FBI UCR reporting-rate lens, not personal risk.
Within Florida, the closest population matches are Kathleen (6,527 residents, $57,302 income); Ocean (6,480 residents, $56,160 income); Treasure Island (6,568 residents, $82,340 income). Outside the state, the closest population matches in this dataset are Morrow, GA (6,519 residents); Gulf Park Estates, MS (6,517 residents); Schuyler, NE (6,517 residents). A third, income-matched reference set of 6 out-of-state cities sits in the income neighbourhood chart near the Place Dossier plate. These are mechanical peer sets, not claims that the places share a labor market, climate, culture, or metro context.
Is Gulf Breeze growing, shrinking, or holding steady?
Census PEP estimates show the population grew by +724 residents from 2020 to 2025, a +11.4% change. No comparable local building-permit series is available here, so population change should not be read as a housing-supply measure. PEP and ACS are different Census series, so the trend is kept separate from the headline ACS population.
Recent estimates point upward. Growth can increase housing demand and service needs, but the permit record must move in the same direction before calling it a supply response; the two series measure different things.
How far does income reach against housing in Gulf Breeze?
This is a citywide price-to-income reference, not a mortgage-affordability test; it does not include interest rates, taxes, insurance, household size, or an individual buyer's down payment. Housing value is high relative to the citywide income median. That flags a question for comparison, not a verdict: tenure, household composition, financing costs, and the age of the ACS estimate can all change what a resident actually pays.
The home-value-to-income reference is comparatively stretched: the ACS median home value is 4.5 times median household income. The ACS poverty estimate is 0.5%, which keeps the citywide median from describing every household.
What does the journey to work look like in Gulf Breeze?
Driving alone is the largest reported mode at 66.0%. A reliable mean commute time is not available for this row, so the mode shares carry the comparison.
Mode share answers how workers usually travel; it does not measure congestion, reliability, distance to a particular job, or the quality of transit service. Remote work has a visible role in the local pattern. That can reduce commute exposure for some workers, but it says nothing about job availability or broadband quality; read it alongside income and housing rather than as a stand-alone lifestyle score.
These joined records add useful context, but they do not need another full-size panel. Each remains a separate measure with its own geography and source boundary.
Reported crime
What can the FBI record say about safety in Gulf Breeze?
The joined FBI UCR record reports 329.0 violent and property crimes per 100,000 residents, below the 2280.5 national reference used here. The difference is 86% lower in arithmetic terms, but agency participation is voluntary and reporting completeness varies.
Treat this as a reporting-rate comparison, not a prediction of personal risk or a neighborhood-level safety grade. Tourism, daytime population, reporting practices, and variation inside the city are not adjusted away. The state rank and same-state peer table are the narrower comparisons available on this page.
Total reported rate
329.0
Violent rate
14.3
Property rate
314.7
FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, incidents per 100,000. Voluntary agency reporting; not a danger score.
What does the education layer cover for Gulf Breeze?
The city has a broader matched school footprint, but count alone does not describe performance, capacity, program availability, or attendance boundaries. This profile deliberately avoids converting it into an unsupported family-friendliness score.
The NCES join finds 6 public schools within the city match. 58.0% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher in the ACS estimate. These measures answer different questions: the school count describes local institutions, while adult attainment describes residents and cannot be used as a school-quality rating.
Poverty estimate
0.5%
Bachelor's degree+
58.0%
Matched public schools
6
NCES Common Core of Data school locations plus Census ACS resident characteristics.
Above-average cost · BEA RPP 2024, Florida average
B+
City profile score · Gulf Breeze, FL
77/100
5 published dimensions · ACS/FBI 2023
Comparative score against U.S. cities with population of 1,000 or more on Census ACS medians
(income, poverty, bachelor's share, cost of living) and FBI UCR violent-crime rates when
published. Higher means a stronger standing on those published figures, not a livability
rating, not a recommendation to move, buy, or pick a "best" city. Missing inputs drop out
and redistribute weight.
How it is calculated.
Poverty rate A+
0.5%
Share of residents below the poverty line; lower scores better on this axis.
Violent crime A+
14 /100k
FBI UCR violent offenses per 100,000 residents; lower is stronger on this axis.
Bachelor's+ share A+
58.0%
Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher; ACS.
Household income A-
$108,575
Median household income vs U.S. cities (pop ≥1,000); ACS.
Cost of living F
103.4 index
BEA state Regional Price Parities index (100 ≈ national average); lower is stronger on this axis. Same value for every city in the state.
Gulf Breeze profile (scored ACS/FBI dimensions)Read the chart values
Poverty rate: 96/100 (A+) · 0.5%
Violent crime: 93/100 (A+) · 14 /100k
Bachelor's+ share: 91/100 (A+) · 58.0%
Household income: 81/100 (A-) · $108,575
Cost of living: 25/100 (F) · 103.4 index
Where Gulf Breeze sits on home value vs crime among peer cities
Gulf Breeze's median home value and FBI crime rate plotted with similar-size and
same-state peers (padded with large cities when the peer set is thin). The second
read: pricey does not always mean safer, check which quadrant this city lands in.
Census ACS median home value vs FBI UCR crime rate - Gulf Breeze highlighted among 25 peers.Read the chart values
Gulf Breeze, FL (this city): home $484,800, crime 329/100k
Morrow, GA : home $221,900, crime 7,040/100k
Schuyler, NE : home $129,600, crime 460/100k
Swarthmore, PA : home $557,900, crime 750/100k
Treasure Island, FL : home $573,500, crime 2,014/100k
New York, NY : home $751,700, crime 3,039/100k
Los Angeles, CA : home $879,500, crime 2,212/100k
Chicago, IL : home $315,200, crime 4,012/100k
Houston, TX : home $253,400, crime 5,442/100k
Phoenix, AZ : home $381,900, crime 3,125/100k
Philadelphia, PA : home $232,400, crime 5,457/100k
San Antonio, TX : home $219,700, crime 5,218/100k
San Diego, CA : home $848,500, crime 2,082/100k
Dallas, TX : home $295,300, crime 4,010/100k
San Jose, CA : home $1,187,800, crime 3,195/100k
Austin, TX : home $512,700, crime 3,709/100k
Fort Worth, TX : home $277,300, crime 3,158/100k
Columbus, OH : home $234,500, crime 3,088/100k
Indianapolis, IN : home $207,000, crime 4,214/100k
San Francisco, CA : home $1,380,500, crime 4,526/100k
Seattle, WA : home $912,100, crime 5,783/100k
Denver, CO : home $586,700, crime 5,755/100k
Oklahoma City, OK : home $215,100, crime 3,570/100k
El Paso, TX : home $171,700, crime 1,772/100k
Washington, DC : home $724,600, crime 4,514/100k
How does Gulf Breeze compare to other US cities?
Where Gulf Breeze sits among all US cities (population 1,000+) on each measure, computed live from Census and FBI data.
Household income82% higher than other cities
Home value84% pricier than other cities
Median rent73% pricier than other cities
Safety92% safer than other cities
"Safer than" reflects total crime rate from FBI UCR; the others use Census ACS estimates.
National percentiles can mask local variation. Looking only at Florida, Gulf Breeze ranks #3 of 120 Florida cities by lowest crime rate - a narrower, more locally useful cut than the national comparison above.
How we calculate these percentiles & ranks
Each percentile compares Gulf Breeze against every qualifying US city; each in-state rank narrows that to Florida only. Full formula and direction notes: methodology.
Florida-relative analysis
Median Gross Rent places Gulf Breeze near the bottom of Florida's cities
Among the 930 Florida cities PlainCities tracks with reported median gross rent data, Gulf Breeze ranks #1 - the 0th percentile within the state. This is a different, narrower cut than the nationwide percentiles above: it compares Gulf Breeze only against its own state's cities, not the full US field.
Median Household Income
#113 of 903
87th percentile in Florida
Median Gross Rent
#1 of 930
0th percentile in Florida
Median Home Value
#152 of 894
83rd percentile in Florida
Poverty Rate
#852 of 930
8th percentile in Florida
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
#71 of 930
92nd percentile in Florida
How in-state ranks are ordered
Ranked by raw value (highest first); a higher rank is not automatically "better" for every measure, see each metric's own context above. This is a comparison within Florida only, not a livability score. See the methodology for the source and calculation.
Gauge source note
82nd percentile nationally for median household income · 92nd percentile for safety (lower crime rate). Source: Census ACS 2023 / FBI UCR 2023.
Gulf Breeze's profile vs. every US city
Income, affordability, and safety percentile
Gulf Breeze's percentile rank on 3 favorable-direction measures (income, affordability, safety) vs. every tracked US city -- higher on every axis is more favorable. Not a composite quality score, just the arithmetic mean of the axes shown.
How Gulf Breeze's home value compares nationally
Median home value vs. every US city (population 1,000+)
$484,80016th percentilemore affordable than 16% of 15,600 US cities
Show national distribution
Each bar is a $25K-wide band; taller bars hold more US cities. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2023
Gulf Breeze's home-value-to-income ratio: 4.5×
ACS median home value divided by median household income.
Band
moderate
3.0–5.0×
National rank
#11,904 of 15,516
More affordable than 23% of tracked cities (pop. 1,000+)
Size class
#9,132 of 11,323
Micro cities (under 10,000)
At 4.5×, Gulf Breeze sits in the moderate band:
national rank #11,904 of 15,516 and #9,132 of 11,323micro cities (under 10,000).
Income and home value move in the same broad scale; check same-state peers before treating the multiple as an advantage or a warning.
How this ratio is calculated
Ratio = Census ACS 2023 median home value ÷ median household income for cities with both fields and population ≥ 1,000.
Rank 1 = lowest ratio (most compact). Bands match the fleet affordability thresholds used on guides (<3.0 / 3.0–5.0 / >5.0).
This is not a mortgage payment estimate and does not include rates, taxes, insurance, or down payment.
Income distribution context
$108,575Gulf Breeze, FL median household income (Census ACS)
Show U.S. national quintile / Lorenz context Gulf Breeze, FL median household income (Census ACS 5-year) with U.S. national quintile shares for context. Diagonal = equality; the curve is national, not computed for Gulf Breeze, FL.
Key socioeconomic indicators
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)58.0%
Census ACS S1501, educational attainment
Poverty rate (households below FPL)0.5%
Census ACS S1701, poverty status
Labor force participation (adults 16+)53.1%
Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force
Population
6,519
Median Income
$108,575
Median Home Value
$484,800
Median Age
50.2
Poverty Rate
0.5%
Labor force participation
53.1%
Bachelor's Degree+
58.0%
Safety & Crime
Total Crime Rate
329.0
per 100,000 residents
Violent Crime
14.3
per 100,000 residents
Property Crime
314.7
per 100,000 residents
Crime reporting caveat
Reflects incidents reported to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting program — agency participation is voluntary and reporting completeness varies by jurisdiction and year, so this reflects reporting activity, not a definitive danger score. Not adjusted for tourism, commuter, or daytime population.
Schools
Total Schools
6
Public schools in this city
Population Change
PEP vintage
Annual U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program (PEP) estimates, 2020–2025
Gulf Breeze's Census PEP population estimates, 2020–2025.Read the chart as text
Period
Population
2020
6,343 residents
2021
6,509 residents
2022
6,664 residents
2023
6,827 residents
2024
6,951 residents
2025
7,067 residents
Commute Patterns
Commute source
How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023
Drive Alone
66.0%
Carpool
2.1%
Public Transit
0.3%
Walk
2.1%
Work from Home
23.8%
Other
5.7%
Based on 2,780 workers 16 and over.
Monthly Utility Costs
Florida statewide monthly utility average (EIA 2023): $225
EIA 2023 residential energy data puts average monthly utilities across Florida at $225 (electricity about $145 , water and sewer about $55 ).
These are Florida statewide averages, not a meter reading for Gulf Breeze. Actual bills vary by home size, usage, and local rates. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023.
Living Costs & Risk
Florida's BEA cost-of-living index is 103.4 (Above Average; US average = 100, RPP 2024). HUD Fair Market Rent for a typical two-bedroom in the county around Gulf Breeze is $1,526/mo. FEMA's National Risk Index, averaged to Florida statewide on PlainCities, rates natural-hazard exposure at 75.7 / 100 (High).
Cost/risk geography note
Cost of living is a Florida statewide BEA average; rent is a county-level HUD Fair Market Rent for the county Gulf Breeze sits in; the FEMA hazard score shown here is a statewide average of county NRI inputs, not a parcel-level reading.
How Gulf Breeze compares to similar-size Florida cities
Same-state peer method
Closest same-state population matches, not geographic neighbors. Population + median household income come from Census Bureau ACS 5-year B01001 and B19013.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year 2023, FBI UCR, NCES CCD, Census ACS B08301/B08136, U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023, BEA Regional Price Parities 2024, HUD Fair Market Rents 2026, FEMA National Risk Index.