Hurricane, UT vs Panama City Beach, 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.

Hurricane

65.5

#1630 nationally

Panama City Beach

73.7

#691 nationally

Panama City Beach leads in crime level (3.6 vs 5.6). Panama City Beach leads in median household income ($76,091 vs $64,182). Panama City Beach leads in average commute (20.7 min vs 22.2 min).

Metric-by-Metric Breakdown

Metric	Hurricane, UT	Panama City Beach, FL
WhereAtHome Score	65.5 (#1630)	73.7 (#691)
Population	23,959	19,393
Typical Home Value (ZHVI)	$504,441	$415,340
Median Household Income	$64,182	$76,091
Average Commute	22.2 min	20.7 min
Walk Score	N/A	33
Crime Level	5.6	3.6
School Rating	N/A	N/A
Cost of Living Index	111	116
Political lean County 2024 presidential margin — context only, not scored	R+52.3	R+47.4

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