Pensacola – Job Growth AND One of 25 Best Places Overall
Well . . . just when it seems like the bad economic news won’t end, here comes some GREAT NEWS!
The privately funded Milken Institute just released a study ranking Pensacola number three in the state of Florida in terms of job growth. Better yet, the study placed Pensacola number 29 in the nation. When you consider that nearby Mobile, AL, ranked 125th and economic and job powerhouse Atlanta, Ga, ranked 59th, Pensacola looks to be doing quite well!
Some of the bright spots pointed out by the study are Pensacola’s fast growing high tech small businesses which are taking advantage of our proximity to three major military installations (NAS Pensacola, Hurlburt AFB and Eglin AFB) and their associated defense contractors, the good quality of life and our affordable housing.
In addition to the Milken study’s good news, a CNN Money survey just named one Pensacola community, Ferry Pass, as one of the “25 Best Places to Live.” The CNN Money survey says the median home price for Ferry Pass homes averages $129,350, compared to the Best Places overall average of $293,712!
Way to go Northwest Florida! I’ll be happy to share housing and neighborhood information on the Pensacola Bay Area. After all, who wouldn’t want to live in one of the 25 Best Places!
