Area guides
Areas to live in Panama
Real rent and sale prices, schools, supermarkets, transport and daily life in each area, so you can decide before you move.
Condado del Rey
North Panama City, between Vía Ricardo J. Alfaro (Tumba Muerto), the Corredor Norte and Vía Centenario; includes Altos de Panamá and Centennial.
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See the area guide →Altos de Panamá
North Panama City, on the hills behind Condado del Rey, between Tumba Muerto, the Corredor Norte and Vía Centenario; Ancón and Amelia Denis de Icaza.
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See the area guide →Costa del Este
East Panama City, Juan Díaz district: between the Corredor Sur, Panama Bay, Panamá Viejo and the Juan Díaz mangroves.
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See the area guide →Punta Pacífica
San Francisco district, Panama City: a bayfront peninsula between Punta Paitilla (west), Vía Israel and Multiplaza (north) and the Corredor Sur and Boca La Caja (east).
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See the area guide →Clayton
Ancón district, Panama City: the reverted areas west of the city, between the Canal and the Miraflores Locks (west), Camino de Cruces National Park and Vía Centenario (north), Corozal and the Metropolitan Natural Park (east) and Albrook (south).
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See the area guide →Albrook
Ancón district, Panama City: the reverted areas west of the city, between Clayton and the Metropolitan Natural Park (north), the Corredor Norte, Curundú and Universidad de Panamá (east), Ancón Hill and Balboa (south) and Diablo, Corozal and the Canal (west).
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See the area guide →El Dorado
Bethania district, Panama City: between Villa de las Fuentes, UTP and Santa María (north; Condado del Rey further up), La Gloria and central Betania (east), La Locería and Los Ángeles (south) and Av. de la Amistad, the Corredor Norte and the Metropolitan Natural Park (west). It includes Loma del Dorado, Las Mercedes, Altos del Chase, Dos Mares and La Alameda.
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See the area guide →San Francisco
San Francisco district (corregimiento), Panama City. This guide covers the San Francisco neighborhood (Calles 63 to 78 between Vía Porras and Vía Israel), Carrasquilla south of Vía España, Villa Lilla, Altos del Golf and Loma Alegre. Practical limits: Vía España and Pueblo Nuevo (north), Coco del Mar and Atlapa (east), Vía Israel, Multiplaza and Punta Pacífica (south) and Obarrio and Vía Brasil (west). Punta Pacífica has its own guide; Punta Paitilla and Coco del Mar, in the same district, are not included.
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See the area guide →Avenida Balboa
Bella Vista district (corregimiento), Panama City. This guide covers the strip between Calle 50 (Av. Nicanor de Obarrio) and the sea: Avenida Balboa, the Cinta Costera, Marbella, La Cresta and traditional Bella Vista around Parque Urracá. Practical limits: Calle 50 and Vía España to the north (Obarrio, the banking district, Campo Alegre and El Cangrejo, in the same district, are not included), the Matasnillo river and Punta Paitilla to the east, Panama Bay to the south and Calles 38 to 40 Este and Hospital Santo Tomás to the west. The official boundary with Calidonia is Calle 42, but the towers on the avenue between Calles 38 and 42 are marketed as Avenida Balboa or Bella Vista and are included too.
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See the area guide →El Cangrejo
Bella Vista district (corregimiento), Panama City. The El Cangrejo neighborhood lies between Vía España (southeast), Vía Transístmica or Av. Simón Bolívar (west) and Av. Ramón Arias and Vía Brasil (north), with Vía Argentina running through it. This guide also covers the strip between Vía España and Calle 50 up to Vía Brasil (Campo Alegre, the banking district and Obarrio), which portals sometimes list as El Cangrejo. South of Calle 50 our Avenida Balboa guide begins; east of Vía Brasil, the San Francisco one.
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See the area guide →Casco Viejo
San Felipe corregimiento, Panama City: the peninsula between the bay and Cinta Costera 3, from Plaza de Francia (south) to Plaza Herrera and Avenida B (west and north). This guide also covers the strip of Santa Ana next to Casco (Plaza de Santa Ana, Chinatown, Calles 12 to 14), which portals list as "Casco Viejo" or "Casco Antiguo". To the northeast, along Avenida Balboa, our Avenida Balboa guide begins; to the west lie El Chorrillo and, beyond Ancón Hill, Albrook.
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See the area guide →Las Lomas (David, Chiriquí)
Las Lomas corregimiento, David district, Chiriquí province. Its center (Llano del Medio) is on the Pan-American Highway, about 3.4 km in a straight line from Terminal Las Lomas in downtown David; to the north runs Vía Las Lomas (Llano Arriba, Mata del Nance, Quiteño) and to the southeast lie Mata de Limón and Santa Catalina. None of the other areas in this guide borders Las Lomas: they are all in Panama City.
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See the area guide →Vía Centenario
Vía Centenario across from the Technological University of Panama, between Tumba Muerto and Centennial; Ancón district, Panama City.
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See the area guide →La Villa de Los Santos
La Villa de Los Santos corregimiento (district seat), Los Santos district, Los Santos province. It lies on the south bank of the La Villa river, which separates it from Chitré (Herrera); downtown Chitré is about 3.5 km in a straight line and the highway continues south to Guararé and Las Tablas. Its southeastern neighbor is El Ejido, home of the Anita Moreno Regional Hospital. No other area in this guide borders La Villa; the other Azuero area in this guide is Pedasí, about 62 km in a straight line.
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See the area guide →Pedasí
Pedasí corregimiento (district seat), Pedasí district, Los Santos province. The district has five corregimientos: Pedasí, Los Asientos, Mariabé, Purio and Oria Arriba. This guide covers the town and its nearby beaches (El Arenal, El Toro, Los Destiladeros) and Playa Venao, about 30 km by road to the west. Cañas and Cambutal belong to the Tonosí district. Las Tablas is about 43 km by road to the north and La Villa de Los Santos, the other Azuero area in this guide, about 62 km in a straight line.
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See the area guide →Price comparison
| Area | Rent | Sale | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condado del Rey | $750 – $1,450 /mo 2-bedroom apartment (68–100 m²) | $115,000 – $236,000 2-bedroom apartment (66–97 m²) | 49 |
| Altos de Panamá | $700 – $800 /mo 2-bedroom apartment | $320,000 – $436,000 3-bedroom apartment (171–218 m², 4 Horizontes, Country Heights) | 22 |
| Costa del Este | $1,350 – $3,600 /mo 2-bedroom apartment | $323,700 – $442,000 2-bedroom apartment (83–125 m²) | 37 |
| Punta Pacífica | $1,300 – $3,100 /mo 2-bedroom apartment (95–240 m²) | $418,000 – $520,000 2-bedroom apartment (153–207 m²) | 30 |
| Clayton | $1,400 – $2,500 /mo 2-bedroom apartment (107–150 m²) | $236,000 – $330,000 2-bedroom apartment (83–153 m²) | 31 |
| Albrook | $1,100 – $1,600 /mo 2-bedroom apartment (60–145 m²) | $145,500 – $240,000 2-bedroom apartment (48–101 m²) | 33 |
| El Dorado | $750 – $1,350 /mo 2-bedroom apartment (72–125 m²) | $105,000 – $225,000 2-bedroom apartment (64–145 m²) | 28 |
| San Francisco | $1,000 – $2,600 /mo 2-bedroom apartment (70–166 m²) | $115,000 – $335,000 2-bedroom apartment (52–165 m²) | 39 |
| Avenida Balboa | $700 – $3,800 /mo 2-bedroom apartment (50–200 m²) | $215,000 – $480,000 2-bedroom apartment (74–265 m²) | 38 |
| El Cangrejo | $950 – $2,500 /mo 2-bedroom apartment (71–155 m²) | $139,000 – $498,000 2-bedroom apartment (56–232 m²) | 36 |
| Casco Viejo | $1,650 – $4,000 /mo 2-bedroom apartment (93–256 m²) | $160,000 – $1,899,000 2-bedroom apartment (40–303 m²) | 29 |
| Las Lomas (David, Chiriquí) | Consultar /mo 2-bedroom house | $70,000 – $79,900 2-bedroom house (80–82 m² on 300–500 m² lots) | 22 |
| Vía Centenario | $650 – $725 /mo 2-bedroom apartment (63–65 m², Torres de Toscana and Torres de Milán) | $90,000 – $140,000 2-bedroom apartment (64–79 m², Torres de Toscana and Torres de Milán) | 33 |
| La Villa de Los Santos | $450 – $650 /mo 2-bedroom furnished house | $69,500 – $79,950 New 2-bedroom house (97–180 m²) | 23 |
| Pedasí | $1,200 /mo 2-bedroom apartment (Ocean Waves, Pedasí) | $145,000 – $655,000 1–2 bedroom apartment | 25 |
Asking prices from published listings, checked in October 2026. Sources in each area guide.
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