Panama City, FL

Rent vs buy in Panama City

Median home $263,500. A 1 bedrooms rents for $1,331 a month. Ownership is modelled at 20% down, 6.5% APR, property tax and upkeep.

Rent · 1 bedrooms: $1,331; per month
Own the median home: $1,699; P&I, tax, insurance, upkeep
Owning costs extra: $368; per month, same metro

What a purchase actually costs

20% down payment$52,700
Mortgage at 6.5%$1,332
Property tax (0.57% of value)$125/mo · $1,502/yr
Insurance and upkeep (1.1%/yr)$242
Total monthly ownership$1,699

Months of leftover to save the down payment

At $2,235 left over a month, it takes about 24 months (2.0 years) to save $52,700 if every leftover dollar goes to the down payment — which it won't.

Rent is asking rent for a new lease. Home value is the Census ACS median. The mortgage is a 30-year fixed at 6.5% with 20% down — a yardstick, not a quote. Not housing or lending advice.