Shalimar, FL 32579, USA
Shalimar
A peaceful waterfront community known for established neighborhoods and bayfront living.
Shalimar is the closest community to the Eglin AFB gate — a small Okaloosa County town on Garnier Bayou, north of Fort Walton Beach. It is in BAH area FL056, which for 2026 pays an O-3 with dependents $3,399 a month against $2,271 in Pensacola's FL064, and it stays quiet in a way the beach communities do not.
FL056 housing allowance
Shalimar sits immediately outside Eglin AFB. If you are reporting to Eglin and want the drive measured in minutes rather than tens of minutes, start here.
Small, quiet and bayou-front
A small town on Garnier Bayou with limited inventory. Waterfront here is bayou rather than Gulf, which usually means calmer water, lower insurance than the barrier islands, and less tourist traffic.
FL056 housing allowance
Okaloosa County draws FL056. For 2026 that is $3,399 a month for an O-3 with dependents and $3,528 for an O-4, against $2,271 and $2,457 in Pensacola's FL064.
Okaloosa schools
A-rated district with a district-level Purple Star designation. The Eglin School Liaison Officer is Elaine LaJeunesse on 850-882-4319.
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