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Pretty Bayou is a small town of 2,906 people in Bay County, Florida. It's about 3 miles from Panama City, FL and 239 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 $299k and rent runs about $2k a month.
2,906people
$299kTypical home
$1,749/moRent
91° / 63°Summer / winter
0"Snow
266Sunny days
100Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,906
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,882 people per sq mi
- 239 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 3 mi to Panama City, FL
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $299k (≈$1,885/mo)
- Median rent $1,749/mo
- Median household income $85k
- 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 52
- 18% of households have kids
- 32% are 65 or older
- 46% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 12 mi to ECP airport
- 91 mi to PNS (major hub)
- 91 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 26 ft
- Right on the coast
- 59 mi to a big lake
- 29 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 5 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
- 3 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
- 50 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 2 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