About Panama City

Situated in equal distances between Canada and Mexico lies Panama City Beach, Florida. Imagine being surrounded by emerald green and crystalline blue waters, with powdery white sand stretching over 27 miles of spectacular, tropical beauty. You are not on the French Riviera, or on the Caribbean. This is the America�s "Southern Riviera", located perfectly on the Gulf of Mexico. All along the coastline, some of the most popular nightclubs in the United States await you, intermingled with fabulous restaurants serving everything from traditional seaside fare to the best of steaks. Every few blocks a pier protrudes out into the timeless sea, where you can walk out to fish or just gaze at the undulating waves and feel the power of the ages. Combining both a recreational haven and a thriving business community, Panama City, or �PC� in the local lingo, successfully mixes the best of both worlds.

Panama City Quality of Life

Panama City is located in Florida�s Bay County, known for both its business and family-friendly atmosphere. Most of Bay County�s steady, permanent population of 133,200 would agree that the reason for Panama City�s successful quality of life Panama City Sailboat

lies in its ability to foster a small-town feel in a rapidly growing urban scene.

Panama City's Commercial Edge

That would explain the area�s ranking as one of the ten fastest growing housing markets in Florida. With the close proximity of such cities as Mobile, Atlanta, New Orleans, and Tallahassee, more than 40 million people are within a day�s drive of Bay County. Certainly this gives Panama City quite a decided business and commercial edge! Located on St. Andrew Bay and entirely modern, Port Panama City is one of the most important and most economical Panama City Bathing Beauty

ports for importing and exporting foreign goods.

The tax structure of Bay County and Panama City also provides multiple incentives for both business and family. For example, there is no inventory tax, no personal income tax, and no sales tax on food in Florida. The housing structure too allows for a high quality of family life. By national averages, housing in Bay County is inexpensive and homeowners even receive a $25,000 homestead exemption. There are multiple medical facilities as well, ranging from full-service hospitals to rehabilitation centers.

Panama City Education and Religion

Both education and religion take a high priority in Panama City and Bay Panama City Explorer

County. High school students consistently score above average on college entrance tests and over seventy percent of them actually go on to a facility of higher learning. Whether as students they are searching for a technical training institute, a link to Florida�s major universities, or military service, they can meet all their educational needs in Panama City. Tyndall Air Force Base, for instance, provides educational services to the community at four different campuses. For spiritual and religious contemplation, every Christian faction can also be found in Panama City. One can hear the services of Baptists, Christian Scientists, Jehovah�s Witnesses, and Roman Catholics to name just a few of the area�s religious houses.