aka my neck of the swamp. In terms of hurricane issues, a lot of the bad trees (shortleaf pines and such) got taken out by Ivan or shortly after, and my neighborhood was the 1% of Okaloosa County that never lost power during the storm. And there are a good number of neighborhoods that are 40 feet above sea level in Flood Zone X.
Takes me less than ten minutes to get to a Destin beach, and a little more than a half hour to get to Grayton. It's a lot more pedestrian and bike friendly than what you'd find in the View. Pretty much zero violent crime outside of the odd domestic violence situation.
According to the real estate flyers that show up in my mailbox, going rate is about $150/sf for a home that will be on a good-sized lot, and is well maintained, but probably still has some of the original early 80s decor. (Lots of military families that keep the house clean, but don't want to remodel much when they're moving in three years anyways)