Mountain View, CA vs Panama City, FL

Side-by-side comparison of housing, income, commute, safety, and quality of life.

Score Snapshot

No universal winner

Scores summarize the published model. Use the objective metric differences below and your own priorities to choose.

Mountain View

63.3

#1779 nationally

Panama City

66.5

#1538 nationally

Mountain View leads in median household income ($174,156 vs $57,221). Panama City leads in cost of living index (101 vs 285). Mountain View leads in crime level (8.4 vs 17.8).

Metric-by-Metric Breakdown

Metric	Mountain View, CA	Panama City, FL
WhereAtHome Score	63.3 (#1779)	66.5 (#1538)
Population	81,785	35,660
Typical Home Value (ZHVI)	$1,962,774	$286,249
Median Household Income	$174,156	$57,221
Average Commute	24.2 min	21.1 min
Walk Score	66	N/A
Crime Level	8.4	17.8
School Rating	N/A	N/A
Cost of Living Index	285	101
Political lean County 2024 presidential margin — context only, not scored	D+40.0	R+47.4

Data coverage note: Panama City is missing data for 1 metric that Mountain View has. Scores with less coverage are penalized — see our methodology.