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Parker vs Callaway

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: trails (5.7× in Callaway) and property tax bill (+35% in Callaway).

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Parker, FLHomes around $239KFlorida · 4,509 people
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Callaway, FLHomes around $266KFlorida · 13,496 people
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Where each one shines

Two towns, two different strengths

What each town does better than most of its state (not better than each other). Tap one to see the page behind it.

ParkerHomes around $239K
Housing$239K typical home36% below the FL typical home Outdoors#260 most walkable in FL0.9 miles of trails across 3 parks and preserves HealthHealthier than 57%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates All about Parker →
CallawayHomes around $266K
Housing$266K typical home29% below the FL typical home Outdoors#213 most trails in FL5.1 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves Health67% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Callaway →
The biggest differences

Where they part ways

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Trails5.7×
Callaway has more miles of trail
Callaway 5.1 miParker 0.9 mi
Property tax bill+35%
Tax bills are bigger in Callaway
Callaway $1,250Parker $928
Size3×
Callaway is the bigger place
Callaway 13,496Parker 4,509
Street grid+61%
Parker has the more walkable street grid
Parker 84.5Callaway 52.4
Age 65++7 pts
Parker has more people 65 and up
Parker 18.9%Callaway 11.9%
Jobs per worker+55%
Parker is more of a job hub
Parker 0.48Callaway 0.31
★ What stands out · Report cards

Parker places higher on 15 of 20 FL lists

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every Florida ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Safety
CParkerSafer than 30% of U.S. towns –CallawayNot graded
Schools
B−ParkerBetter than 45% of districts in the state B−CallawayBetter than 45% of districts in the state
Health
BParkerHealthier than 57% of U.S. towns CCallawayHealthier than 33% of U.S. towns
15Parker
4Callaway

Lists won, of 20 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Most walkableOutdoors · 635 towns #260#436 Most new homesHousing · 250 towns #162#105 HealthiestHealth · 632 towns #310#448 Best schoolsSchools · 488 towns #456#357 Most activeHealth · 633 towns #269#387 Fewest smokersHealth · 633 towns #360#467 Lowest obesityHealth · 633 towns #312#407 Lowest depressionHealth · 633 towns #481#565

Left end = #1 in Florida. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Parker’s rankings →

Monthly cost

A typical home costs $170 more a month in Callaway

A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Parker$1,340/mo
Typical home $239K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.41% · or rent about $1,338/mo · Housing →
Callaway$1,510/mo
Typical home $266K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.50% · or rent about $1,322/mo · Housing →

The difference: $170 a month, about $2,100 a year, between Callaway and Parker.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

Where they are

Parker and Callaway share a border

And the people who already live in one and work in the other.

ParkerCallawayParkerCallaway
Parker ↔ Callaway1.1 miles apart · They share a border
Who commutes between them
92 Callaway residents work in Parker (1.6% of its workers)
56 Parker residents work in Callaway (3.7% of its workers)
Work & commute in Callaway →
Life in each

What daily life feels like in each

The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.

Seasons
ParkerCallaway
Snow a year0″0″
January low43°F43°F
July high91°F91°F
Growing season (days)301d301d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)92nd94th
Outdoors & history
ParkerCallaway
Trails1 mi5 mi
Conserved land2.7%2.1%
Settled1830—
Archive photos—6
Community
ParkerCallaway
Library hours a week26 hrs—
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined00

A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.

Everything, side by side

What matters to you?

Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

ParkerCallaway
People
Population 4,509Lowest 13,496Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -7.1%Highest FL: +14.6% -9.4%Lowest FL: +14.6%
Median age 38.4±9.4Highest 10% below FL 35.2±2.6Lowest 17% below FL
Parker and Callaway are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 20.5%±5.6Lowest FL: 19.5% 23.8%±3Highest FL: 19.5%
Callaway and Parker are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 18.9%±4.5Highest FL: 21.3% 11.9%±1.7Lowest FL: 21.3%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 23%Lowest FL: 34.1% 24.6%Highest FL: 34.1%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.7%±2.1Lowest FL: 6.1% 6.6%±1.6Highest FL: 6.1%
Callaway and Parker are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $69,657±$14kHighest 7% below FL $65,609±$8kLowest 12% below FL
Parker and Callaway are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $224,200±$49kLowest 38% below FL $250,300±$16kHighest 30% below FL
Callaway and Parker are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,338±$214Highest 20% below FL $1,322±$68Lowest 21% below FL
Parker and Callaway are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $928Lowest 66% below FL $1,250Highest 54% below FL
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 57.4%±21Lowest FL: 60.1% 59.9%±10.7Highest FL: 60.1%
Callaway and Parker are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 6.8%Lowest FL: 12.6% 9.6%Highest FL: 12.6%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 54.1%Lowest FL: 67.6% 58.7%Highest FL: 67.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1983Lowest 5 yrs older than FL 1991Highest 3 yrs newer than FL
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 24 minLowest 15% below FL 24 minHighest 15% below FL
Work from home 7.5%±5.6Highest FL: 15.7% 7.1%±2.5Lowest FL: 15.7%
Parker and Callaway are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 3.8%Lowest 5.1%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 7.8 mi 7.8 mi
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.48Highest 0.31Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Panama City (31%)Panama City (33%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 4% work in Callaway2% work in Parker
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 2.7%Highest 2.1%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 0.9 miLowest 5.1 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.4 miLowest 0.5 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 3Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 84.5Highest 52.4Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #456 of 488 in FL#357 of 488 in FL
School district BAYBAY
High school in town None in townNone in town
Florida average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.

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