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Valparaiso, IN vs Panama City Beach, FL

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Highlights
- Household income in Panama City Beach, is 24% more than it is in Valparaiso and is 2% above the National Average.
- Valparaiso unemployment rate is 5.2%.
- Panama City Beach unemployment rate is 4.5%.

Economy
 Valparaiso, INPanama City Beach, FLUnited States
 Unemployment Rate5.2%4.5%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth1.2%2.0%1.6%
 Future Job Growth34.4%34.3%33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.0%7.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes3.7%0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$34,433$40,447$37,638
 Household Income$56,465$70,131$69,021
 Family Median Income$87,633$77,974$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Valparaiso, INPanama City Beach, FLUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K11.0%5.1%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K4.1%2.8%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K10.7%6.6%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K10.4%8.3%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K7.8%5.8%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K8.4%8.2%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K7.8%18.6%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K12.9%12.9%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K15.4%14.3%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K5.1%10.7%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K6.7%6.6%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Valparaiso, INPanama City Beach, FLUnited States
 Management, business, finance15.4%17.4%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science5.7%5.6%6.5%
 Community, social services3.4%0.5%1.8%
 Legal1.5%0.7%1.2%
 Education, library9.8%8.7%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment1.3%1.3%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology6.2%7.3%6.2%
 Healthcare support2.9%1.1%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.8%1.6%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving7.3%9.5%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.3%3.7%3.6%
 Personal care2.5%1.4%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support20.9%27.0%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.0%0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair7.2%8.7%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving11.8%5.5%13.1%

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Reviews for Valparaiso    11 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

I moved to Valparaiso, IN about 1 year ago. I moved here because I was attending the law school located here. At a glance, it appears to be a small town, with many new  More

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Over 10 years ago

My favorite restaurants in Valparaiso are: Panera Bread--The lines sometimes get long, but, the service is decent and the food is great. Red Robin--Bottomless fries  More

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I loved driving anywhere, down any road because of the trees, fields and green, green grass that is all over. Cost of living is outrageous! But lil towns close by make  More

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Reviews for Panama City Beach    12 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

I've lived here since 2001 and have seen many changes, mainly for the good. Although in the last couple years, and even more so after Hurricane Michael the cost of  More

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Over 5 years ago

I loved this area until I heard the property owners/corporations increased peoples rents between 30% to 90% that were still recovering from last years  More

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Over 11 years ago

Pannama city lived in the neighboring area 6 years loved it . I think you expect to much from such a small town as for the papermill you either put up with the smell or  More

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