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Nestled along the emerald waters and white-sandy beach of Florida's GulfCoast, Fort Walton Beach is one of the country's best places to live. Fort Walton Beach is just six miles west of Destin and just a short drive from Panama City and Pensacola, Florida and Mobile, Alabama. Fort Walton Beach is experiencing some of the most significant growth in all of Florida, with the greatest percent of growth in the 55-64-age range.

One of the Best Places to Live 
Fort Walton Beach features long, warm, sunny summers, and brief mild winters. The average high temperature is 63 degrees in February, 84 degrees in May, 90 degrees in August and 71 degrees in November. There are on average 343 sunny days per year in Fort Walton Beach.

• Voted Best Beach In The South and Top Family Destination 13 years running by Southern Living Magazine readers. 
• Recently picked as the #1 Beach in America by USA Today readers. 
• Ranked #2 on the Business Vitality Index by Moody’s Economy.com. 
• Ranked #13 SmallCity on the Boomtowns of 2007 by Inc. 
• “This is the place where you shrug off sophistication and wear your flip-flops.” Leisure World
• “Most striking about this part of Florida is the natural beauty of the area.” Corporate & Incentive Travel 

Okaloosa County Schools 
Okaloosa County School System Okaloosa County has 37 public schools, six private schools, and two vocational centers, all accredited by the State of Florida and the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. The school system is ranked as one of the best educational systems in the nation. Students from the system rank among the highest in the nation in SAT and ACT scores.  The county also has one of the top rated Exceptional Child Programs for the gifted student, learning disabled and homebound students.