Upper Grand Lagoon, FL vs Panama City, FL

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

MetricUpper Grand Lagoon, FLPanama City, FL
Population17,23234,979
Median Household Income$82,157$62,265
Median Rent$1,667/mo$1,327/mo
Median Home Value$373,200$268,900
Cost of Living (US = 100)9797
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income55.4%60.4%
Poverty Rate8.1%17.6%
Unemployment Rate4% (county)4.2%
Violent Crime Rate /100k217*307
Property Crime Rate /100k804*1,316
Median AQI4444
Good AQI Days /yr239239
Summer Highs90°F90°F
Winter Lows45°F45°F
Snowfall0 in/yr0 in/yr
Avg Commute20.8 min21.4 min
Hospitals—3
Avg Hospital Rating—2.5 / 5
Students per Teacher16.316.8
College Degree Rate37%26.4%
Foreign-Born %16%10%
Population Growth (2020–2025)-2.2%+14.3%

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.