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Property management companies in the Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL metro area
How the Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL metro area compares with other metro areas and the U.S. for property management companies: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 33 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #326 of 374 scored metro areas
#17 of 22 scored metro areas based in Florida
- Listings
- 43
- 2 chain locations (5%)
- Official establishments
- 85
- +46.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $1.3B
- On rent and homeowner costs · $14,908 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 55
- 45% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.9
- 63% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 231,174
- +15.7% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for property management companies in the Panama City-Panama City Beach metro area is 33 (lower middle), #326 of 374 scored metro areas and #17 of 22 scored metro areas based in Florida. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.
As of September 2026, map listings count 43 property management companies in the Panama City-Panama City Beach metro area. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 5%, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.9, 63% above the U.S. rate of 3.0.
Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in the Panama City-Panama City Beach metro area comes to about $1.3B a year: $14,908 per household, 11% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per company is 45% below the U.S. figure. That figure is all rent and homeowner costs, used as a measure of housing demand; it is not money property management companies take in.
In 2023, official counts showed 85 businesses with payroll in the Panama City-Panama City Beach metro area classed as residential and commercial property managers, up 46.6% from 2019. That is one for every 1,036 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $125K has gone to businesses classed as residential and commercial property managers in the Panama City-Panama City Beach metro area. Population estimates show the Panama City-Panama City Beach metro area grew 15.7% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Panama City-Panama City Beach metro area compares
The same measures for Florida and the whole U.S. Housing spending per listing divides all rent and homeowner costs by the listings counted: a measure of housing demand for each business, not money any of them take in, so it is shown against the U.S. (100) only. Households per establishment divides households by the official count.
| Measure | Panama City-Panama City Beach metro area | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.9 | 4.6 | 3.0 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 55 | 60 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 1,036 | 1,236 | 1,638 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +46.6% | +17.4% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +15.7% | +8.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $14,908 | $15,326 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $71,514 | $74,568 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 33 | 32 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 85+46.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 549
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $24.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 432 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 24The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $125K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as residential and commercial property managers in the Panama City-Panama City Beach metro area, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3.
Population and households in the Panama City-Panama City Beach metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 231,174+15.7% since 2020
- Households
- 88,065
- Median age
- 41.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 1,343 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 158
- Median household income
- $71,514
- Average household income
- $94,187
- Median home value
- $294,300
- Jobs located here
- 85,476
- Daytime population
- 211,363Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Florida market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Florida for property management companies, numbered among those based in Florida, with the Panama City-Panama City Beach metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Florida
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Wildwood-The Villages, FL | 85 | 12 | 1.7 | 159 | +21.1% | #2 of 374 |
| 2Sebring, FL | 74 | 6 | 1.3 | 188 | +9.7% | #18 of 374 |
| 3Homosassa Springs, FL | 66 | 14 | 2.0 | 126 | +11.1% | #57 of 374 |
| 4Ocala, FL | 65 | 40 | 2.4 | 103 | +17.3% | #67 of 374 |
| 5Port St. Lucie, FL | 57 | 61 | 3.0 | 92 | +16.0% | #121 of 374 |
| 6Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | 48 | 88 | 3.4 | 82 | +9.1% | #209 of 374 |
| 7Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL | 47 | 90 | 3.1 | 83 | +19.8% | #217 of 374 |
| 8Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | 46 | 73 | 3.6 | 76 | +6.5% | #225 of 374 |
| 9Punta Gorda, FL | 44 | 49 | 5.4 | 49 | +15.5% | #239 of 374 |
| 10Gainesville, FL | 43 | 38 | 2.7 | 97 | +5.4% | #241 of 374 |
| 17Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL | 33 | 43 | 4.9 | 55 | +15.7% | #326 of 374 |
Other business types in the Panama City-Panama City Beach metro area
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
- Real estate34
- Real estate agents and brokers34
- Property management33
- Mortgage brokers and lenders55
- Home inspectors44
Funeral services
Questions
How many property management companies are in the Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL metro area?
The Panama City-Panama City Beach metro area has 43 property management companies on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (5%) are chain locations. The listings count property management companies. Official counts show 85 businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in 2023, up 46.6% from 2019.
How much do households in the Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL metro area spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $1.3B a year, or $14,908 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 43 property management companies on map listings, housing spending per company is 45% below the U.S. figure. The spending figure is all rent and homeowner costs, a measure of housing demand, not money property management companies take in. It is estimated from the incomes of the 88,065 households in the Panama City-Panama City Beach metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL metro area compare with the U.S. for property management companies?
The Panama City-Panama City Beach metro area has 4.9 property management companies per 10,000 households, 63% above the U.S. rate of 3.0. The index of housing spending per company is 55, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of property management companies to household spending, the Panama City-Panama City Beach metro area would have about 24, against 43 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,036 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S. The official count rose 46.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.4% for the U.S.
How fast is the Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Panama City-Panama City Beach metro area at 231,174 people in 2025, up 15.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 88,065 households. The median household income in the Panama City-Panama City Beach metro area is $71,514 a year, 11% below the U.S. median of $80,734.
What is the Groundwork market score?
The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. The Panama City-Panama City Beach metro area scores 33 for property management companies (lower middle), #326 of 374 scored metro areas.
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