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Panama City Beach, FL (32408) housing scorecard.

Home value, rent, cap rate, 5-year growth, price versus incomes and our 0 to 100 Momentum Market Score for ZIP 32408, free, from Zillow, Realtor.com and Census data.

Sources: Zillow, Realtor.com, U.S. Census, Freddie Mac/FRED. Score by Momentum Realty (methodology).
Updated 2026-08-01
37/ 100
Momentum Market Score
Seller-favored
Panama City Beach, FL (32408) is pricey against incomes with thin buyer leverage.

At about 5.14 times the local median income, prices sit close to the Florida norm. Gross rent yield is around 5.55%. Values are up roughly 3.1% a year over the last five years. Owning the typical home at today's 6.52% 30-year rate takes about 31.2% of a median income in principal and interest, the affordability squeeze in one number. About 22.1% of listings have cut their price.

$371,472
Home value
1yr -3.8%
3.1%
5yr growth/yr
ZHVI CAGR
$1,717
Median rent
monthly (ZORI)
5.55%
Cap rate
gross yield
5.14x
Price to income
value vs incomes
+2.8%
Over/undervalued
vs FL norm
31.2%
Affordability
income to own/yr
97
Days on market
median (Realtor)
22.1%
Price cuts
share of listings
$72,322
Median income
household (Census)
18,326
Population
Census ACS
132
New listings
last month

Typical home value, last 13 months

What drives the score

Cheapness vs income45
Price-cut leverage28
Inventory growth40
Affordability45
Rent yield19

Each bar ranks this ZIP against every other Florida ZIP (0 = lowest, 100 = highest) on that input, then weighted into the score. Full methodology.

Common questions

Is Panama City Beach, FL (32408) a buyer's or seller's market?

By the Momentum Market Score, Panama City Beach, FL (32408) reads seller-favored (37 out of 100), meaning it is pricey against incomes with thin buyer leverage. The score blends value versus incomes, price cuts, inventory growth, affordability and rent yield.

What is the typical home value in Panama City Beach?

About $371,472 (Zillow Home Value Index, 2026-08-01), up roughly 3.1% a year over five years.

Where does this data come from?

Zillow Research (home value, rent), Realtor.com (days on market, listings), U.S. Census (income, population), Freddie Mac via FRED (rate). Score and derived metrics by Momentum Realty, methodology here.

Data: Zillow Research, Realtor.com, U.S. Census Bureau ACS, and Freddie Mac 30-Year Fixed Rate Mortgage Average [MORTGAGE30US] via FRED. Score by Momentum Realty.

Housing distress & ownership in ZIP 32408

Who owns here, how much is not owner-occupied, and how much for-sale inventory is under distress.

Out-of-state owners
43.5%
mailing address outside FL
Non-homestead
76.5%
not owner-occupied (investor/2nd-home proxy)
Median just value
$305,958
18,977 parcels
Median owner tenure
1 yrs
years since the home last sold (county tax roll)
Owners at 2× their price
1.8%
today’s just value is at least double the last sale price
Median closed sale price — $401,725 · ▲ 3.3% yr (12-mo rolling)

Source: Momentum Realty Research. Ownership & parcels from the FL DOR 2025 tax roll; distress from MLS active-listing status/remarks; price from MLS closed sales. Listing information provided by the Central Panhandle Association of REALTORS®. Information is deemed reliable but not guaranteed by the MLS to be accurate. Deemed reliable but not guaranteed.

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