Brighton Oaks
Homes for Sale in Panama City, FL

Brighton Oaks market snapshot (as of September 20, 2026): the median sale price is about $289K, and a median 64 days on market for closed sales. The trailing-12-month median is down 8% from the prior 12 months, computed from record-level CPAR MLS closed sales (3 closings in the current window).

In ZIP 32404 (Panama City), 1,060 homes closed in the last 12 months at a median of $290K, down 3.3% year over year, with a median 58 days on market. Right now 391 active and 146 pending listings — a balanced market. See the live ZIP 32404 housing market and the Bay County market.

County records show 14 qualified sales in Brighton Oaks across 2024–2025 (7 in 2024, 7 in 2025), median $310,000 — the last recorded sale per parcel on the Florida DOR 2025 assessment roll, independent of the MLS.

Brighton Oaks is a community of 112 homes in Panama City, Bay County, built between 2020 and 2022 (median 2021), with a median living area of about 2,033 square feet. 64% of parcels are homesteaded, the owner-occupancy proxy in the Florida DOR assessment roll (2025 roll, public records).

Brighton Oaks in Panama City (Bay County) is a recently built community with 141 homes, all constructed within a tight 2020-2022 window — there is no older or mixed-vintage housing stock to sort through.

The math here is straightforward: a median list-to-sale price of $309,450 against a median living area of 2,041 square feet puts this squarely in the newer-construction, mid-size single-family range for the Panama City market. Because every home was built within a three-year span, buyers are not weighing decades-old systems against recent remodels — the variance between homes comes down to layout, lot placement, and any builder upgrades, not age.

The market posture right now is cool. A market heat score of 30 and a median 65 days on market both point to a buyer's environment rather than a competitive one, and the -1.8% year-over-year change reinforces that prices have softened slightly rather than climbed. With just four closings in the most recent window, though, sample size is a real constraint — one or two atypical sales could move the median noticeably, so any pricing decision here should lean on the broader trend, not a single comp.

In a community with only a handful of closings per window, interpreting the data correctly matters more than usual — a thin sample can make a normal market look hotter or colder than it is. We track Brighton Oaks closing by closing rather than relying on a rolling average, so pricing guidance reflects what is actually happening now, not a lagging snapshot.

Listings in this community report association dues of about $54 per month ($648 a year) — the median AssociationFee across 85 MLS records, normalised to a monthly figure; most are billed annually. Dues change with budgets and can differ by section or product type; confirm the current figure with the association before you offer. Source: MLS listing records, 2026-09.

Confirm the current HOA dues, exactly what they cover, and any CDD bond or special assessment for a specific address before you offer.