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Mexico Beach is a small town of 1,099 people in Bay County, Florida. It's about 22 miles from Panama City, FL and 224 miles from Tampa, FL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 63°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $466k and rent runs about $2k a month.
1,099people
$466kTypical home
$1,951/moRent
90° / 63°Summer / winter
0"Snow
239Sunny days
112Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,099
- Part of a metro area
- About 450 people per sq mi
- 224 mi to Tampa, FL
- 22 mi to Panama City, FL
- 15 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $466k (≈$2,940/mo)
- Median rent $1,951/mo
- Median household income $64k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 63°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 74°F)
- 239 sunny days a year (85 totally clear)
- 126 cloudy days a year
- 35 of 90 winter days are gray
- 112 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 60
- 13% of households have kids
- 32% are 65 or older
- 36% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 36 mi to ECP airport
- 112 mi to PNS (major hub)
- 112 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 62% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2004
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 39 ft
- Right on the coast
- 61 mi to a big lake
- 40 mi to the nearest trailhead
- Campground in town
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 109 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 12 bars within 25 mi
- 17 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 47 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 38% of Florida districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 73 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 17 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 22 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