Wausau, FL

Located in the rolling pine country of Florida's Panhandle, Wausau offers a quiet rural lifestyle less than an hour north of Panama City Beach. It’s the kind of small town where life moves at a relaxed pace among pastures and timberland. Wausau is famous across the region for its quirky annual Possum Festival, a decades-old tradition that packs the town every August. For anyone looking for wide-open space, neighborly charm, and an easy drive to the coast, it’s a peaceful place to settle down.