Cost of living in Crestview, Florida
Simple answer
Typical rent is $1,366 a month.
Crestview is a city in Florida. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $65,480 a year.
- People
- 28,773
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $1,366
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $65,480
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $277,900
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,908
- Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL HUD Metro FMR Area
Crestview, Florida has about 28,773 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $277,900.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Okaloosa County is $1,908 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Crestview. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
In the Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL metro area, prices sit at 97.0 when the U.S. average is 100. That is a 2024 BEA index.
Florida does not tax wages. A typical combined sales tax is 7.0% as of January 1, 2026. That mix is statewide, not Crestview's exact store tax.
In July 2026, a typical Florida home paid 15.03¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Crestview's bill.
In 2025, all-grades gas in Florida averaged $3.06 a gallon. EIA prints this yearly price for only some states.
Among 730 places we list in Florida with a rent figure, 482 have higher typical rent than Crestview.
Nearby places
- Niceville
Typical rent $1,749
Compare with Crestview - Valparaiso
Typical rent $1,366
Compare with Crestview - Eglin AFB
Typical rent $2,260
Compare with Crestview - Lake Lorraine
Typical rent $1,654
Compare with Crestview - Wright
Typical rent $1,621
Compare with Crestview - Ocean City
Typical rent $1,443
Compare with Crestview - Fort Walton Beach
Typical rent $1,307
- Mary Esther
Typical rent $1,699
EBT nearby
USDA has a live map of stores that take SNAP. We did not copy that store list here. The downloadable file is a history file for 2005 through 2025, so the live map is the one to use.
Locator page updated 2026-09-11. Last checked 2026-10-16.
Food stamps (SNAP) tools in Florida
Bigger places in Florida
Census 2020-2024. HUD rents for October 2026–September 2027. BEA prices for 2024. Taxes as of January 1, 2026. Checked 2026-10-16. 15,000 places are in this guide.