City Score: Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL

Metro area. The Joy Project City Score for Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL: the condition of its cities from public data and how the church is moving across them, with every source.

The score

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL scores 51 out of 100 on the Joy Project City Score, status Liberty since Oct 2026. Condition 63 (the city from public data, 60%) and Movement 33 (how the church is moving, 40%). How the score is built.

The condition of Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL

  • What Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL is up against: 31 out of 100 — Better than 86% of cbsas, up 15 points
  • Where grace is growing: 37 out of 100 — Better than 67% of cbsas
  • Marriage & family: 62 out of 100 — Better than 67% of cbsas, up 2 points
  • Christian liberty: 83 out of 100 — Better than 93% of cbsas, down 3 points

What takes Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL to Revival

  • City Pulse: City Pulse 33 → 40

What affected it

  • This quarter: Violent crime up 16 percentile points (What Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL is up against)
  • This quarter: Cohabiting households up 16 percentile points (Marriage & family)
  • This quarter: Adults 25-44 married up 13 percentile points (Marriage & family)

Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL over time

  • — Entered Liberty

Sources

  1. Violent crime: FBI Crime Data Explorer · 2025 · Florida · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  2. Property crime: FBI Crime Data Explorer · 2025 · Florida · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  3. Sexually transmitted infections: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  4. Drug overdose deaths: CDC NCHS, provisional county drug overdose deaths (VSRR) · 2023 · Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL (1 county summed) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  5. Adult entertainment outlets: OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  6. Gambling outlets: OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  7. Cannabis outlets: OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  8. Liquor outlets and bars: OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  9. Predatory lenders: OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  10. Abortion facilities (mapped): OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  11. Church adherents: 2020 U.S. Religion Census · 2020 · Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  12. Congregations: 2020 U.S. Religion Census · 2020 · Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  13. Charitable giving: IRS Statistics of Income, county data · 2023 · Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL (2 counties summed) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  14. Given to local needs in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · 2026-09 · Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL (2 counties summed) · fetched Oct 29, 2026 · verified in Joy
  15. Needs met in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · 2026-09 · Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL (2 counties summed) · fetched Oct 29, 2026 · verified in Joy
  16. Volunteers mobilized in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · 2026-09 · Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL (2 counties summed) · fetched Oct 29, 2026 · verified in Joy
  17. New believers in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · 2026-09 · Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL (2 counties summed) · fetched Oct 29, 2026 · verified in Joy
  18. Searches for a church in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · 2026-09 · Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL (2 counties summed) · fetched Oct 29, 2026 · verified in Joy
  19. Foster and adoptive families in the churches: Church workspace entries (church-attested) · 2026-10 · Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL (2 counties summed) · fetched Oct 29, 2026 · verified in Joy
  20. Children with married parents: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL (2 counties summed) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  21. Adults 25-44 married: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL (2 counties summed) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  22. Cohabiting households: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL (2 counties summed) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  23. Divorces: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · Florida · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  24. Marriages: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · Florida · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  25. Births to unmarried mothers: CDC WONDER · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  26. Religious Liberty in the States score: Religious Liberty in the States · 2026 · Florida · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  27. Safeguards fully in law: Religious Liberty in the States · 2026 · Florida · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  28. State Religious Freedom Restoration Act: Religious Liberty in the States · 2026 · Florida · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  29. Anti-Christian hate crimes: FBI Crime Data Explorer · 2025 · Florida · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  30. School choice: The Liberty register (config/conditions/liberty_laws.yml) · 2026 · Florida · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  31. Protections for the unborn: The Liberty register (config/conditions/liberty_laws.yml) · 2026 · Florida · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  32. Homeschool freedom: The Liberty register (config/conditions/liberty_laws.yml) · 2026 · Florida · fetched Oct 29, 2026

Its cities by status

  • 14 cities in Liberty

Highest City Scores in Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL

  1. Freeport, FL — 61, Liberty
  2. Holt, FL — 59, Liberty
  3. Miramar Beach, FL — 56, Liberty
  4. Redbay, FL — 56, Liberty
  5. Santa Rosa Beach, FL — 56, Liberty
  6. Niceville, FL — 53, Liberty
  7. Baker, FL — 49, Liberty
  8. Valparaiso, FL — 49, Liberty
  9. Destin, FL — 46, Liberty
  10. Laurel Hill, FL — 45, Liberty
  11. Crestview, FL — 44, Liberty
  12. DeFuniak Springs, FL — 43, Liberty
  13. Mary Esther, FL — 43, Liberty
  14. Fort Walton Beach, FL — 37, Liberty

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Cite it as: Joy Project City Score v1.0, Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL, 2026-Q4, joyproject.com/metros/crestview-fort-walton-beach-destin-fl. Methodology.

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