Upper Grand Lagoon, FL vs Panama City Beach, FL

Side-by-side comparison from the latest government data.

MetricUpper Grand Lagoon, FLPanama City Beach, FL
Population17,23218,971
Median Household Income$82,157$80,941
Median Rent$1,667/mo$1,791/mo
Median Home Value$373,200$441,300
Cost of Living (US = 100)9797
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income55.4%56.2%
Poverty Rate8.1%10%
Unemployment Rate4% (county)4% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k217*1,031
Property Crime Rate /100k804*5,951
Median AQI4444
Good AQI Days /yr239239
Summer Highs90°F90°F
Winter Lows45°F43°F
Snowfall0 in/yr0 in/yr
Avg Commute20.8 min20.7 min
Hospitals——
Avg Hospital Rating——
Students per Teacher16.318.3
College Degree Rate37%38%
Foreign-Born %16%10.4%
Population Growth (2020–2025)-2.2%+12.7%

Green = clearly better (more than 5% apart). Population, growth, weather, hospital count and foreign-born share aren’t scored.
* Rate of the agency that polices Upper Grand Lagoon (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.