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Homes in Destin
Apartments outnumber houses in Destin: 59% of its 13,668 homes are in buildings of two or more units. Detached houses make up 35% and townhouses and other attached houses 5%.
The 1980s and 1990s built 52% of today's homes, more than any other period we count. 19% are older than that and 29% newer. The median home dates from 1992. 70% of homes are lived in by their owners.
In nearby Pensacola, 43 miles away, 65% of homes were built before 1980, so Destin's windows are on the whole newer. Nationally, Destin's homes are newer than those in 87% of the 881 US cities we have census figures for.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024. Estimates carry margins of error.
Apartments and condos
59% of homes are in buildings of two or more units. Balcony and patio doors suit bypass or bifold panels rather than hinged ones, which need floor space to swing. Check what your HOA or building allows to show from outside before you order: most rules are about the colour seen through the glass.
Rounded drywall corners
81% of homes here were built from 1980 on, and many houses of that era have rounded ("bullnose") drywall corners around the windows instead of square returns. A shutter can't sit flat against a curve: choose an outside mount with a frame that clears the corner, or an inside mount if the flat part of the opening is deep enough for your louvers.
Destin weather and your shutters
At Destin FT Walton AP, FL (1 mi away), July averages a high of 90.9°F and January a low of 45.3°F. Average highs reach 85°F from June to September.
About 50 days a year reach 90°F, 6 nights fall to freezing and 55.4 inches of precipitation falls, spread fairly evenly through the year.
That's more 90°F days than in 56% of the 881 US cities we have climate normals for.
Daylight runs from 14 h 7 min on the longest day to 10 h 11 min on the shortest, and the midday sun stands 83° above the horizon in June and 36° in December.
Source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, Destin FT Walton AP, FL (temperature) and Destin FT Walton AP, FL (precipitation, 1 mi away). Daylight and sun height: calculated from the city’s latitude.
Monthly figures
| Month | Average high | Average low | Precipitation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 63.1°F | 45.3°F | 4.5 in |
| Feb | 65.8°F | 47.9°F | 5 in |
| Mar | 70.7°F | 53.6°F | 4.7 in |
| Apr | 76.2°F | 60.1°F | 4.6 in |
| May | 83.5°F | 68°F | 3.2 in |
| Jun | 88.9°F | 74.1°F | 4.7 in |
| Jul | 90.9°F | 76.2°F | 5.8 in |
| Aug | 90.6°F | 75.8°F | 6.1 in |
| Sep | 88.5°F | 72.4°F | 5.2 in |
| Oct | 80.9°F | 63.2°F | 2.8 in |
| Nov | 72.1°F | 53°F | 4.1 in |
| Dec | 65.6°F | 47.5°F | 4.7 in |
Humid summers
Hot days and 55.4 inches of precipitation make for heavy summer air. Wood swells when it's humid, so give kitchens, bathrooms and laundry rooms some air: run the fan after a shower and tilt the louvers open so steam doesn't sit behind them.
Fitting them in Destin
Shutter Boys shutters are made for you to fit yourself: an inside or outside mount takes a drill, a level and our step-by-step guide. If you'd rather hire someone, a finish carpenter or blinds installer can fit them; ask on your quote and we'll tell you if we know one near you. You arrange and pay the installer directly.
More about shutters in Destin
Each page takes one question further (fitting your windows, room by room, sizes and colours, louvers, or how shutters compare with other choices), using Destin’s own figures.
Price your windows
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