What is the cost of living in Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent?

Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent has a Regional Price Parity (RPP) of 97.7, where 100 represents the national average. Housing costs index at 98.8, which is below the national average. The average 2-bedroom rent is $1,471/month.

What is the median salary in Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent?

The median salary in Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent is $60,639 annually (mean: $64,782). Top occupations include Fast Food and Counter Workers, Retail Salespersons, Registered Nurses.

How safe is Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent?

The violent crime rate in the Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent area is 210 per 100,000 population (state-level data). Property crime rate is 1030 per 100K.

What are the schools like in Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent?

The state of FL has 4,029 schools (state-level data, no metro-level federal count exists) with an average student-teacher ratio of 17.8:1. Charter schools make up 17.9% of all schools.

How much does childcare cost in Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent?

Infant center-based childcare in the Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent area averages $10,505 per year. Preschool averages $7,983/year. These are state-level averages.

Is Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent a good place to relocate?

Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent has a Life Score of 47.4/100 (D), based on 7 of 7 available dimensions among cost of living, wages, rent, crime, schools, childcare, and environment (missing dims omitted, weights renormalized). This is a middle-of-the-pack score, where the composite lands for most US metros; look at individual dimensions to see the real trade-offs.

Where does Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent sit among US metros on LiveAbility?

According to PlainRelocate's LiveAbility composite, Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent ranks #326 of 387 scored US metros by LiveAbility Score (highest score = #1). That ordinal matches the /rankings/livability listing. See /methodology#corpus-placement for the exact sort basis.

Relocation profile · Federal data

Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL

LiveAbility 39.8/100 places Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent #326 of 387 (bottom third of scored metros).

Compiled by PlainRelocate · June 15, 2026

97.7
Cost index (US=100): $1,471
2BR rent / mo: $60,639
Median salary: 39.8
LiveAbility Score

The verdict

As of June 2026, Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent ranks #326 of 387 US metros on the LiveAbility Score (39.8/100), with its strongest marks in safety and low hazard.

#326
of 387 US metros · Below median: 23,372,215
metro-area population: 210
violent crimes per 100K (state-level): 4,029
schools in the state (NCES)

Weakest dimension: schools (15/100). Weigh every dimension against your own priorities, use the City Finder to re-rank by what matters to you.

According to PlainRelocate's LiveAbility composite (BEA, BLS, HUD, FBI, NCES, EPA, NOAA, and FEMA inputs), Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent ranks #326 of 387 scored US metros by LiveAbility Score (highest score = #1). Cost-of-living index 97.7 (100 = national average), median 2-bedroom rent $1,471/mo, median salary $60,639; LiveAbility Score 39.8/100, strongest in safety and low hazard.

Signature: LiveAbility 39.8/100 places Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent #326 of 387 (bottom third of scored metros).

Purchasing power tightens: BEA RPP 97.7 lands in the dearer third of scored metros (cuts at 91.5 / 97.0). Median 2BR rent $1,471/mo.

LiveAbility 39.8/100 puts Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent in the bottom third (#326 of 387).

BLS OEWS total employment in the Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent area is 181,610.

Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent vs all US metros by LiveAbility Score

Where this metro's LiveAbility Score falls among every scored US metro (composite placement, not a desirability verdict)

40 Top 84% higher than 16% of 387 US metros

Metros banded by LiveAbility Score (0–100)

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Source PlainRelocate LiveAbility Score · June 2026

Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent housing and rent

HUD Fair Market Rents for the Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent MSA; housing RPP 98.8 (100 = national average); 2BR $1,471/mo.

Studio

$1,112

/month

1 Bedroom

$1,257

/month

2 Bedroom

$1,471

/month

3 Bedroom

$1,952

/month

4 Bedroom

$2,380

/month

Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent wages and employment

Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent posts 181,610 total employment with median salary $60,639 against a dearer-than-average RPP.

Median Salary

$60,639

Mean Salary

$64,782

Total Employment

181,610

Top Occupations by Employment

Occupation	Median Salary
Fast Food and Counter Workers	$28,360
Retail Salespersons	$31,870
Registered Nurses	$77,890
Cashiers	$29,910
Waiters and Waitresses	$35,340

Schools & Education

State-level education data for the Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent area from NCES.

Schools

4,029

Enrollment

2,838,009

Student:Teacher

17.8:1

Title I %

Childcare Costs

State-average childcare costs for the Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent area (DOL data).

Infant (Center)

$10,505

per year

Toddler (Center)

$8,611

per year

Preschool (Center)

$7,983

per year

Life Score Breakdown

Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent's composite Life Score is 47.4/100 (D), computed across 7 of 7 dimensions.

Cost

30/100

Weak

Wages

30/100

Weak

Rent

33/100

Weak

Crime

84/100

Elite

Schools

85/100

Elite

Childcare

48/100

Average

Environment

45/100

Average

LiveAbility Score

View full rankings →

Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent ranks #326 out of 387 metros with a LiveAbility Score of 39.8/100 - a composite of 8 of 8 quality-of-life dimensions from federal data. Customize the weights to match your priorities →

Strongest dimension: Safety (85/100)

Safety

85
Low hazard

56
Climate

51
Air quality

35
Housing

33
Cost of living

30
Job market

30
Schools

15

What this shows Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent's strongest dimensions are safety and low hazard; its weakest among scored dims is schools at 15/100. Default weights: cost 18%, jobs & housing 15% each, safety & schools 12%, air & hazard 10%, climate 8%.

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Metros near Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent on cost, LiveAbility, or wages

Nearest out-of-state neighbors to Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent on BEA RPP, LiveAbility, or BLS median salary, a different lens than the size-ranked list.

Similar cost of living (BEA RPP)

Similar LiveAbility score

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, HUD Fair Market Rents, BLS OES, FBI UCR, NCES, DOL, EPA June 2026

Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent cost figures follow BEA Regional Price Parities and HUD Fair Market Rents; Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent wages and LiveAbility inputs follow BLS OEWS plus the federal sources listed in methodology. This information is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute professional advice. Scores are federal-data percentiles, not a move recommendation. How this data is sourced.

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