Navarre is a medium-sized coastal town (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of Florida. With a population of 40,817 people and eight associated neighborhoods, Navarre is the 85th largest community in Florida. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Navarre, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to Navarre, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Navarre’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Navarre does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $98,522.00.
There are quite a few people in the armed forces living in Navarre, and when you visit or drive around town, you will see military people in and out of uniform, shopping, enjoying life, and being part of the community.
Also of interest is that Navarre has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
A relatively large number of people in Navarre telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 9.83% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.
Because of many things, Navarre is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Navarre really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Navarre perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.
Navarre is also nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Such areas are often places that visitors and locals go for waterfront activities or taking in the scenery.
One downside of living in Navarre is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Navarre, the average commute to work is 32.74 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.
Navarre is a decent-sized town, yet no one gets to work using public transit, because the town has no real transit system.
In terms of college education, Navarre is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 21.84% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 32.73% of adults in Navarre have a college degree.
The per capita income in Navarre in 2022 was $44,108, which is upper middle income relative to Florida and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $176,432 for a family of four. However, Navarre contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Navarre is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Navarre home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Navarre residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Navarre include German, English, Irish, Italian, and Russian.
The most common language spoken in Navarre is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and German/Yiddish.