Recognition of Destin area in media

The quality of life in the Destin area is phenomenal, and it is no longer a secret. Read below to discover some of the area’s recent accolades.

June 1, 2007 - Destin is chosen Favorite Out of State Destination by a Birmingham Parent magazine readers' poll.

May 1, 2007 - BoomTowns2007: The FWB-Crestview-Destin area is named #13 of the Top 20 Small Cities for Doing Business, according to Inc. Magazine.

November 13, 2006 - Business Week online’s Golf Digest listed Destin as one of the 18 best new golf places in the country to retire

May/June 2006 – Southern Accents magazine's readers named Destin the number two beach destination and the number eight golf destination in its second annual Great Escapes Reader Travel Awards

April 2006 - The Ft. Walton Beach – Crestview – Destin, Fla., area received top billing in the Milken Institute’s 2005 ranking of Best Performing Cities Index released in February 2006. The region placed number one, up from number 16 in the 2004 ranking, among the 179 smallest metros.