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Panama City is a small city of 34,979 people in Bay County, Florida. It's part of the Panama City, FL area. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 63°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $269k and rent runs about $1k a month.
34,979people
$269kTypical home
$1,327/moRent
91° / 63°Summer / winter
0"Snow
266Sunny days
100Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 34,979
- Part of a metro area
- About 986 people per sq mi
- 240 mi to Jacksonville, FL
- In the Panama City, FL area
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $269k (≈$1,696/mo)
- Median rent $1,327/mo
- Median household income $62k
- Property tax about 0.7% 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 (299 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,276 per 100k)
People
- Median age 40
- 27% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 15 mi to ECP airport
- 93 mi to PNS (major hub)
- 93 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 68% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 43 ft
- Right on the coast
- 59 mi to a big lake
- 30 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 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
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 43 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 49% of Florida districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 52 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
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