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Panama City Beach is a small city of 18,971 people in Bay County, Florida. It's about 13 miles from Panama City, FL and 234 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 $441k and rent runs about $2k a month.
18,971people
$441kTypical home
$1,791/moRent
91° / 63°Summer / winter
0"Snow
266Sunny days
100Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 18,971
- Part of a metro area
- About 982 people per sq mi
- 234 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 13 mi to Panama City, FL
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $441k (≈$2,783/mo)
- Median rent $1,791/mo
- Median household income $81k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 5.0% 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 45
- 22% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 38% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 10 mi to ECP airport
- 80 mi to PNS (major hub)
- 80 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 30% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2001
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 36 ft
- Right on the coast
- 66 mi to a big lake
- 34 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 41 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 278 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 29 bars within 25 mi
- 56 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs 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
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 39 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 10 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