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Electric companies in Santa Rosa County, Florida

Santa Rosa County, FL ranks 1st of 67 Florida counties for the highest yearly electricity cost per home ($2,343). Santa Rosa County, FL has 193,719 residents. Santa Rosa County, FL: 3 utilities listed by EIA. Santa Rosa County, FL: home electricity prices of 13.23 to 15.27 cents per kWh.

Santa Rosa County, FL on the map

Santa Rosa County, FL and nearby counties, shaded by storm eventsEscambiaOkaloosaSanta RosaWaltonWashingtonHolmes

Santa Rosa County, FL darker: more storm events

Cost of living with electricity in Santa Rosa County, FL

Santa Rosa County, FL: electricity $2,343 a year per home (DOE LEAD), all home energy $2,496, 2.4% of $103,787 income. 69,524 households in Santa Rosa County, FL spend about $162.9 million a year on electricity and $173.5 million on all home energy. Lower-income homes in Santa Rosa County, FL ($21,005 a year) spend 10.6% of income, 4.4 times the all-home figure.

Energy burden in Santa Rosa County, FL

% of income on energy, Santa Rosa County, FL

  • All households2.4
  • Lower income10.6
  • Owners2.3
  • Renters3.2
  • Florida counties2.0
Santa Rosa County, FL home energy cost by household group
Santa Rosa County, FLHomesIncomePowerGasOtherBurden
Santa Rosa County, FL, all households69,524$103,787$2,343$142$112.4%
Santa Rosa County, FL, lower income12,174$21,005$2,036$163$2110.6%
Santa Rosa County, FL, owners54,478$113,495$2,412$151$82.3%
Santa Rosa County, FL, renters15,046$68,636$2,095$113$253.2%

Facts about Santa Rosa County, FL

Residents of Santa Rosa County, FL, ACS 2023
193,71929 of 67 Florida counties
Households in Santa Rosa County, FL
71,2502.72 people each
Owner-occupied homes in Santa Rosa County, FL
80.0%56,986 owner and 14,264 renter households
Median household income in Santa Rosa County, FL
$88,9682 of 67 Florida counties
Housing units in Santa Rosa County, FL
78,2757,025 vacant or seasonal, 9.0% of the units
Homes heated by electricity in Santa Rosa County, FL
88.8%63,240 homes, 46 of 67 Florida counties
Utilities listed for Santa Rosa County, FL
33 with a home price: Choctawhatche Elec Coop, Inc, Florida Power & Light Co, Escambia River Elec Coop, Inc
Lowest home price in Santa Rosa County, FL
13.23 ¢/kWhChoctawhatche Elec Coop, Inc, 13.3% below the highest
Highest home price in Santa Rosa County, FL
15.27 ¢/kWhEscambia River Elec Coop, Inc
Monthly bill gap in Santa Rosa County, FL
$22between the two at 1,104 kWh, $270 a year, 0.30% of the Santa Rosa County, FL median income
ZIP areas touching Santa Rosa County, FL
932530 to 32583
Outage-linked storm events in Santa Rosa County, FL
101NWS storm events, 2015 to 2025
Homes built before 1980 in Santa Rosa County, FL
20.8%median year built 1997
Flood claims in Santa Rosa County, FL
1,455NFIP 2015 to 2025, $35.3M paid
Home energy burden in Santa Rosa County, FL
2.4%$2,343 a year on electricity (DOE LEAD)

Electricity price since 2015 in Santa Rosa County, FL

Florida Power & Light Co charged Santa Rosa County, FL homes 10.65 ¢/kWh in 2015. Santa Rosa County, FL: 13.71 ¢ in 2024, 29% up. Santa Rosa County, FL: against 22% up for the Florida average.

Santa Rosa County, FL: a 1,104 kWh month at that price. Santa Rosa County, FL: $118 in 2015, $151 in 2024. Santa Rosa County, FL: $1,816 a year, 2.0% of the $88,968 median income.

Santa Rosa: 10 yearly prices
YearFlorida Power & Light Co, Santa Rosa County, FLSanta Rosa: Gap to Florida averageSanta Rosa: Gap to U.S. average
2015, Santa Rosa10.65-0.93-2.00
2016, Santa Rosa10.17-0.81-2.38
2017, Santa Rosa11.20-0.41-1.69
2018, Santa Rosa10.83-0.71-2.04
2019, Santa Rosa11.03-0.67-1.98
2020, Santa Rosa10.44-0.83-2.71
2021, Santa Rosa11.23-0.67-2.43
2022, Santa Rosa13.46-0.44-1.58
2023, Santa Rosa15.01-0.20-0.99
2024, Santa Rosa13.71-0.43-2.77

Santa Rosa County, FL: EIA-861 home prices, 2015 to 2024, not a Santa Rosa County, FL price.

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Housing and heating in Santa Rosa County, FL

Santa Rosa County, FL: 16,271 of 78,275 homes were built before 1980 and 34,057 in 2000 or later. Santa Rosa County, FL has 62,767 detached houses, 4,905 homes in 5+ unit buildings, 6,633 mobile homes, and 14,264 of 71,250 households rent.

Age of homes in Santa Rosa County, FL

% of homes by decade built, Santa Rosa County, FL

  1. 1pre-40
  2. 140s
  3. 450s
  4. 560s
  5. 1070s
  6. 1680s
  7. 2090s
  8. 2300s
  9. 1710s
  10. 320+

Heating fuel in Santa Rosa County, FL

% of homes by main fuel, Santa Rosa County

  • Electricity88.8
  • Utility gas7.7
  • Propane1.2
Santa Rosa County, FL housing against Florida counties
Santa Rosa County, FLValueState medianGapRank (1 = highest)
Santa Rosa County, FL, median year built19971989+8 years7 of 67
Santa Rosa County, FL, built before 198020.8%30.9%-10.1 points56 of 67
Santa Rosa County, FL, built 2000 or later43.5%30.0%+13.5 points9 of 67
Santa Rosa County, FL, detached houses80.2%59.7%+20.5 points3 of 67
Santa Rosa County, FL, apartments in 5+ unit buildings6.3%7.6%-1.3 points37 of 67
Santa Rosa County, FL, mobile homes8.5%17.3%-8.8 points48 of 67
Santa Rosa County, FL, renter households20.0%24.9%-4.9 points53 of 67
Santa Rosa County, FL, median home value$302,100$254,300+$47,80024 of 67
Santa Rosa County, FL, median gross rent a month$1,445$1,230+$21523 of 67
Santa Rosa County, FL, people per household2.652.46+0.1911 of 67

Outage risk in Santa Rosa County, FL

Santa Rosa County, FL, NWS storm events 2015 to 2025: 101 in all, 52.1 per 100,000 residents of 193,719, rank 27 of 67 Florida counties. Property damage in Santa Rosa County, FL: $116.2M, with 5 direct injuries or deaths.

Events by year in Santa Rosa County, FL

events a year, Santa Rosa County, FL

  1. 5'15
  2. 12'16
  3. 4'17
  4. 4'18
  5. 2'19
  6. 9'20
  7. 12'21
  8. 8'22
  9. 11'23
  10. 27'24
  11. 7'25

Events by type

events by type, Santa Rosa County, FL

  • Thunderstorm and high wind80
  • Tornado13
  • Hurricane and tropical storm6
  • Winter storm and heavy snow2
Santa Rosa County, FL outage-linked hazards
Santa Rosa County, FLFEMAScoreRankEventsPeakDamage
Santa Rosa County, FL, thunderstorm and high windRelatively Low29.250 of 67802024 (21)$284K
Santa Rosa County, FL, tornadoRelatively Moderate89.624 of 67132024 (6)$105K
Santa Rosa County, FL, hurricane and tropical stormRelatively High97.227 of 6762020 (3)$115.8M
Santa Rosa County, FL, ice stormVery Low21.94 of 80none$0
Santa Rosa County, FL, winter storm and heavy snowRelatively Low37.74 of 6722025 (2)$0
Santa Rosa County, FL, heat waveRelatively Moderate86.918 of 670none$0

Flood claims and flood insurance in Santa Rosa County, FL

Santa Rosa County, FL: 1,455 NFIP flood claims in 2015 to 2025, $35.3M paid, median paid claim $11,865.

9,799 of 69,725 residential structures in Santa Rosa County, FL carry an NFIP contract. 11,399 NFIP policies of any type were in force in Santa Rosa County, FL on 8 Sep 2026. Santa Rosa County, FL lists 882 repetitive-loss properties, 99 of them severe repetitive loss.

Santa Rosa County, FL: claims history, not an outage count.

Flood claims by year in Santa Rosa County, FL

flood claims a year, Santa Rosa County, FL

  1. 6'15
  2. 5'16
  3. 52'17
  4. 16'18
  5. <5'19
  6. 1,322'20
  7. 14'21
  8. 10'22
  9. 14'23
  10. 11'24
  11. <5'25
Santa Rosa County, FL flood claims and flood insurance
Santa Rosa County, FLValueMedian countyRank (1 = highest)
Santa Rosa County, FL, claims 2015-20251,455—21 of 62
Santa Rosa County, FL, paid 2015-2025$35.3M—26 of 62
Santa Rosa County, FL, median paid claim$11,865——
Santa Rosa County, FL, claims per 1,000 homes20.98.922 of 62
Santa Rosa County, FL, homes with flood insurance14.1%5.8%19 of 67
Santa Rosa County, FL, policies in force11,399——
Santa Rosa County, FL, repetitive-loss properties882——

Santa Rosa County, FL: OpenFEMA NFIP, claims as of 8 Sep 2026, insured share as of 3 Aug 2026; counts under 5 are hidden.

Santa Rosa County, FL: flood claims by state, flood hub.

Climate and electric heating in Santa Rosa County, FL

Santa Rosa County, FL totals 1,660 heating degree days and 2,533 cooling degree days a year (1991-2020 normal).

For heating, Santa Rosa County, FL is the 5th coldest of 67 counties in Florida: 1,660 against a median of 1,015. For cooling, Santa Rosa County, FL is the 64th hottest: 2,533 against a median of 3,035.

Santa Rosa County, FL sits between climates, 873 degree days separate heating and cooling.

Santa Rosa County, FL averaged 2,750 cooling degree days in 2016-2025 against a 2,533 normal, 9% more.

Santa Rosa County, FL: electricity heats 88.8% of 71,250 homes; the winter totals 1,660 heating degree days.

Santa Rosa County, FL

  • Heating degree days, 1,660 vs 1,015164
  • Cooling degree days, 2,533 vs 3,03583
  • Electric heat, 88.8% vs 91.1%97
  • FL median county100
Santa Rosa County, FL: degree days, electric heat
Santa Rosa County, FLValueFL median countySanta Rosa County, FL, rank (1 = highest)
Santa Rosa County, FL, heating degree days, 1991-2020 normal1,6601,0155 of 67
Santa Rosa County, FL, heating degree days, 2016-2025 mean1,4118145 of 67
Santa Rosa County, FL, cooling degree days, 1991-2020 normal2,5333,03564 of 67
Santa Rosa County, FL, cooling degree days, 2016-2025 mean2,7503,38766 of 67
Santa Rosa County, FL, electric heating, ACS 2019-202388.8%91.1%46 of 67

Santa Rosa County, FL: ACS B25040, 71,250 homes; NOAA nClimDiv, retrieved 7 Oct 2026.

Electric utilities in Santa Rosa County, FL

Utility listed for Santa Rosa County, FLTypeHome price ¢/kWhYearly bill at 1,104 kWhShare of Santa Rosa County, FL median income of $88,968
Choctawhatche Elec Coop, Inc in Santa Rosa County, FLCooperative13.23$1,7541.97%
Florida Power & Light Co in Santa Rosa County, FLInvestor Owned13.71$1,8162.04%
Escambia River Elec Coop, Inc in Santa Rosa County, FLCooperative15.27$2,0232.27%

Prices are statewide utility averages, not a county price.

Analyst note on Santa Rosa County, FL

Household income in Santa Rosa County, FL is $88,968; 56,986 of its 71,250 households own. Santa Rosa County, FL counts 193,719 residents in 71,250 households. Santa Rosa County, FL touches 9 ZIP areas, 32530 to 32583, about 21,524 residents each.

63,240 of the 71,250 homes in Santa Rosa County, FL heat with electricity. Santa Rosa County, FL has 78,275 housing units, 7,025 (9.0%) vacant or seasonal, and 14,264 rented homes. Santa Rosa County, FL logged 101 storm events for its 193,719 residents.

The median home in Santa Rosa County, FL dates from 1997. Homes in Santa Rosa County, FL pay $2,343 a year for electricity. Santa Rosa County, FL home electricity prices run Choctawhatche Elec Coop, Inc to Escambia River Elec Coop, Inc, $22 a month apart at 1,104 kWh.

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Questions on Santa Rosa County, FL

Santa Rosa County, FL: what do homes pay for electricity?

Santa Rosa County, FL homes paid 13.23 to 15.27 cents per kWh in 2024 across 3 listed utilities: $146 to $169 a month at 1,104 kWh, 1.97% to 2.27% of Santa Rosa County, FL income.

Santa Rosa County, FL: how many homes heat with electricity?

Santa Rosa County, FL: 63,240 of 71,250 occupied homes, 88.8%, rank 46 of 67.

Santa Rosa County, FL: median household income?

$88,968 in Santa Rosa County, FL, rank 2 of 67; 193,719 residents, 71,250 households.

Santa Rosa County, FL: outage-linked storms since 2015?

Santa Rosa County, FL: 101 NWS events, peak year 2024.

Santa Rosa County, FL: flood insurance claims since 2015?

Santa Rosa County, FL: 1,455 NFIP flood claims, $35.3M paid, 20.9 per 1,000 homes, 14.1% of homes insured.

How old are the homes in Santa Rosa County, FL?

Santa Rosa County, FL: median home built 1997; 20.8% predate 1980, 80.2% detached, 6.3% in 5+ unit buildings.

Santa Rosa County, FL: share of income for energy?

Santa Rosa County, FL homes spend $2,343 a year on electricity, $2,496 on all energy: 2.4% of $103,787; 10.6% for lower incomes.

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Santa Rosa County, FL ranks 1st of 67 Florida counties for the highest yearly electricity cost per home ($2,343).