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Lower Grand Lagoon is a small town of 4,287 people in Bay County, Florida. It's about 5 miles from Panama City, FL and 242 miles from Birmingham, AL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 63°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $397k and rent runs about $1k a month.
4,287people
$397kTypical home
$1,323/moRent
91° / 63°Summer / winter
0"Snow
266Sunny days
100Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,287
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,050 people per sq mi
- 242 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 5 mi to Panama City, FL
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $397k (≈$2,505/mo)
- Median rent $1,323/mo
- Median household income $74k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 63°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 74°F)
- 266 sunny days a year (118 totally clear)
- 99 cloudy days a year
- 31 of 90 winter days are gray
- 100 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (211 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (811 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 56
- 13% of households have kids
- 29% are 65 or older
- 35% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 15 mi to ECP airport
- 89 mi to PNS (major hub)
- 88 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 34% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1987
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 13 ft
- Right on the coast
- 64 mi to a big lake
- 34 mi to the nearest trailhead
- Campground in town
- 28 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 223 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 26 bars within 25 mi
- 37 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 48 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 49% of Florida districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 49 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 4 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Bay County: R+47 in 2024
- Florida: R+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk