Insights: Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL metro. Aggregated EPA AQS monitors across this Core-Based Statistical Area logged a median Air Quality Index of 36 over 366 measured days in 2024, which corresponds to a Good band and a Excellent metro-wide health grade. The monitored-day split lands at 341 Good days (93%), 25 Moderate (7%), and 0 Unhealthy-for-Sensitive-Groups (0%). The 90th-percentile AQI finished at 50 while the highest single-day reading hit 74 (Moderate). Metro residents averaged roughly 28.0 clean-air days per 30-day window across the reporting year.

Across the 2020–2024 trend window, good days shifted by -14 and the median AQI moved +2 points, which classifies the multi-year trajectory as worsening. The metro avoided any Unhealthy-tier days entirely, an outcome that typically reflects favorable wind patterns, lower industrial density, or effective regional emission controls. Metros with comparable AQI profiles include Barnstable Town, MA (94.3% good, AQI 36); Bemidji, MN (84.2% good, AQI 36); Bennington, VT (91.0% good, AQI 36).