What is the median rent in Callaway, FL?

Name: Median rent in Callaway, FL, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in Callaway, FL is $1,322 (±$68) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 2,220 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Callaway, the median gross rent went from $965 in 2015–2019 to $1,322 in 2020–2024 (+37.0%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it rose faster than prices: a measurable increase after inflation.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Median gross rent: $1,322 (±$68)
Rented homes: 2,220 (±370)
$2,000 or more: 14.0%
Since 2015–2019: +37.0%

How much rent costs in Callaway

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Callaway	Bay County	Florida	United States
Less than $500	0.0% (±2.3 points)	2.7%	3.6%	6.3%
$500 to $999	5.7% (±4.2 points)	13.3%	10.7%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	67.2% (±8.7 points)	35.2%	26.0%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	13.1% (±6.8 points)	31.6%	28.8%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	10.6% (±4.3 points)	12.2%	17.4%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	2.5% (±2.7 points)	2.7%	7.2%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	0.9% (±1.0 points)	2.3%	6.3%	6.8%

The most common range is $1,000 to $1,499, paid by 67.2% of renting households.

14.0% of rented homes in Callaway cost $2,000 or more a month.

Callaway against Bay County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Callaway	Bay County	Florida	United States
Median gross rent	$1,322 (±$68)	$1,484 (±$39)	$1,669 (±$5)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	2,220 (±370)	25,159 (±1,153)	2,716,443 (±16,958)	42,849,984

In Callaway, median gross rent is lower than in Bay County ($1,484).

It is also lower than in Florida ($1,669).

It is lower than the national figure ($1,413).

In Bay County, Callaway ranks 10 of 12 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 525 of 793.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How rent in Callaway has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Median gross rent	$965 (±$49)	$1,322 (±$68)	+37.0%	Up after inflation
Households that rent	37.0% (±4.2 points)	41.3% (±5.6 points)	+4.3 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate	12.9% (±6.5 points)	5.1% (±5.0 points)	−7.8 percentage points	Not a measurable change

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Median gross rent in places near Callaway

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Callaway
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Callaway	—	$1,322 (±$68)	—
Parker	3.1 mi	$1,338 (±$214)	Not measurably different
Springfield	4.3 mi	$1,307 (±$171)	Not measurably different
Cedar Grove	6.2 mi	$1,420 (±$229)	Not measurably different
Panama City	7.7 mi	$1,327 (±$53)	Not measurably different
Lynn Haven	8.9 mi	$1,563 (±$118)	Higher
Pretty Bayou	10 mi	$1,749 (±$167)	Higher
Lower Grand Lagoon	12 mi	$1,323 (±$132)	Not measurably different
Upper Grand Lagoon	13 mi	$1,667 (±$110)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Lynn Haven, FL ($1,563), Pretty Bayou, FL ($1,749), Upper Grand Lagoon, FL ($1,667).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Median gross rent across Bay County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
4	Upper Grand Lagoon	$1,667 (±$110)
5	Lynn Haven	$1,563 (±$118)
6	Cedar Grove	$1,420 (±$229)
7	Parker	$1,338 (±$214)
8	Panama City	$1,327 (±$53)
9	Lower Grand Lagoon	$1,323 (±$132)
10	Callaway	$1,322 (±$68)
11	Springfield	$1,307 (±$171)
12	Laguna Beach	$1,266 (±$272)

Showing 9 of 12 places in Bay County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Callaway

What is the average rent in Callaway, FL?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Callaway is $1,322 (±$68) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey), so half of renting households pay less and half pay more.

How much has rent gone up in Callaway?

In Callaway, the median gross rent went from $965 in 2015–2019 to $1,322 in 2020–2024 (+37.0%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it rose faster than prices: a measurable increase after inflation.

How many rentals in Callaway cost more than $2,000 a month?

14.0% of rented homes in Callaway have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 0.0% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Callaway higher than in Bay County?

In Callaway, median gross rent is lower than in Bay County ($1,484).

It is also lower than in Florida ($1,669).

It is lower than the national figure ($1,413).

Is this the rent for an apartment listed today?

No: these are rents households reported paying across 2020–2024, not asking rents for vacant homes, which usually run higher.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Callaway city, Florida (place:09725, in state:12).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are B25064_001E, B25064_001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0005E, DP04_0005M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP04_0126E, DP04_0126M, DP04_0127PE, DP04_0127PM, DP04_0128PE, DP04_0128PM, DP04_0129PE, DP04_0129PM, DP04_0130PE, DP04_0130PM, DP04_0131PE, DP04_0131PM, DP04_0132PE, DP04_0132PM, DP04_0133PE, DP04_0133PM

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.