Crestview Florida On List for Successful Veterans

Where Do America’s Most Successful Veterans Live?
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Elizabeth Whalen
October 27, 2014

(Linked from AL.com)
From the first day of basic training to the last day of a long deployment, and all the time in between, members of the military develop high levels of discipline and focus. By the time they’re discharged, they know more than the average Joe or Jane about hard work.

Many also have developed specialized skills, such as flying helicopters or running sophisticated computer networks, that employers value highly.

In fact, in some parts of the U.S., veterans are substantially better off than their non-veteran counterparts in terms of income, employment and education. In honor of Veterans Day, MilitaryStorage.com assembled a list to salute the places where America’s most successful veterans live. These are the 12 metro areas where veterans are doing the best compared with non-veterans. Many of these areas, but not all of them, are home to military bases.

6. Crestview, FL

Crestview, about 50 miles northeast of Pensacola, is home to Eglin Air Force Base.

Metro population: 253,618

Veterans’ median income: $47,064
Non-veterans’ median income: $21,578

Veterans’ employment rate: 94 percent
Non-veterans’ employment rate: 94 percent

Veterans with a bachelor’s degree or higher: 35 percent
Non-veterans with a bachelor’s degree or higher: 22 percent