Panama City Beach, FL vs Stuart, 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.

Panama City Beach

73.7

#691 nationally

Stuart

66.3

#1563 nationally

Panama City Beach leads in crime level (3.6 vs 8.4). Panama City Beach leads in median household income ($76,091 vs $61,878). Panama City Beach leads in average commute (20.7 min vs 23.2 min).

Metric-by-Metric Breakdown

Metric	Panama City Beach, FL	Stuart, FL
WhereAtHome Score	73.7 (#691)	66.3 (#1563)
Population	19,393	19,430
Typical Home Value (ZHVI)	$415,340	$375,621
Median Household Income	$76,091	$61,878
Average Commute	20.7 min	23.2 min
Walk Score	33	N/A
Crime Level	3.6	8.4
School Rating	N/A	N/A
Cost of Living Index	116	109
Political lean County 2024 presidential margin — context only, not scored	R+47.4	R+31.1

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