What is the median rent in Pretty Bayou, FL?

Name: Median rent in Pretty Bayou, FL, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in Pretty Bayou, FL is $1,749 (±$167) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 333 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Pretty Bayou, the median gross rent went from $824 in 2015–2019 to $1,749 in 2020–2024 (+112.3%).

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: $1,749 (±$167)
Rented homes: 333 (±240)
$2,000 or more: 19.5%
Since 2015–2019: +112.3%

How much rent costs in Pretty Bayou

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Pretty Bayou	Bay County	Florida	United States
Less than $500	0.0% (±14.5 points)	2.7%	3.6%	6.3%
$500 to $999	0.0% (±14.5 points)	13.3%	10.7%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	19.8% (±23.6 points)	35.2%	26.0%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	60.7% (±35.2 points)	31.6%	28.8%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	6.0% (±11.0 points)	12.2%	17.4%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	0.0% (±14.5 points)	2.7%	7.2%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	13.5% (±21.4 points)	2.3%	6.3%	6.8%

The most common range is $1,500 to $1,999, paid by 60.7% of renting households.

19.5% of rented homes in Pretty Bayou cost $2,000 or more a month.

Pretty Bayou against Bay County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Pretty Bayou	Bay County	Florida	United States
Median gross rent	$1,749 (±$167)	$1,484 (±$39)	$1,669 (±$5)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	333 (±240)	25,159 (±1,153)	2,716,443 (±16,958)	42,849,984

In Pretty Bayou, median gross rent is higher than in Bay County ($1,484).

It is not measurably different from Florida ($1,669).

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

In Bay County, Pretty Bayou ranks 3 of 12 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 295 of 793.

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

How rent in Pretty Bayou 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	$824 (±$103)	$1,749 (±$167)	+112.3%	Up after inflation
Households that rent	17.8% (±6.6 points)	28.6% (±14.1 points)	+10.8 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate	0.0% (±16.5 points)	17.8% (±21.5 points)	+17.8 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 Pretty Bayou

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Pretty Bayou
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Pretty Bayou	—	$1,749 (±$167)	—
Panama City	2.9 mi	$1,327 (±$53)	Lower
Upper Grand Lagoon	3.7 mi	$1,667 (±$110)	Not measurably different
Cedar Grove	4.1 mi	$1,420 (±$229)	Lower
Lynn Haven	4.3 mi	$1,563 (±$118)	Not measurably different
Lower Grand Lagoon	5.1 mi	$1,323 (±$132)	Lower
Springfield	6.0 mi	$1,307 (±$171)	Lower
Parker	7.6 mi	$1,338 (±$214)	Lower
Callaway	10 mi	$1,322 (±$68)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Panama City, FL ($1,327), Cedar Grove, FL ($1,420), Lower Grand Lagoon, FL ($1,323).

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
1	Mexico Beach	$1,951 (±$296)
2	Panama City Beach	$1,791 (±$61)
3	Pretty Bayou	$1,749 (±$167)
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)

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

Pretty Bayou is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

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 Pretty Bayou

What is the average rent in Pretty Bayou, FL?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Pretty Bayou is $1,749 (±$167) 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 Pretty Bayou?

In Pretty Bayou, the median gross rent went from $824 in 2015–2019 to $1,749 in 2020–2024 (+112.3%).

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 Pretty Bayou cost more than $2,000 a month?

19.5% of rented homes in Pretty Bayou have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 0.0% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Pretty Bayou higher than in Bay County?

In Pretty Bayou, median gross rent is higher than in Bay County ($1,484).

It is not measurably different from Florida ($1,669).

It is higher 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 Pretty Bayou CDP, Florida (place:58962, 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.