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Ave Maria is a big small town of 8,258 people in Collier County, Florida. It's about 25 miles from Naples, FL and 85 miles from Miami, FL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 75°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $459k and rent runs about $2k a month.
8,258people
$459kTypical home
$2,425/moRent
92° / 75°Summer / winter
0"Snow
292Sunny days
118Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 8,258
- Part of a metro area
- About 783 people per sq mi
- 85 mi to Miami, FL
- 25 mi to Naples, FL
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $459k (≈$2,896/mo)
- Median rent $2,425/mo
- Median household income $103k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 75°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 75°F)
- 292 sunny days a year (119 totally clear)
- 73 cloudy days a year
- 15 of 90 winter days are gray
- 118 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (91 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (482 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 38
- 24% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 44% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 16% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 43 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 24 mi to RSW airport
- 24 mi to RSW (major hub)
- 74 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 91% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2015
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 39 ft
- 24 mi to the ocean
- 44 mi to a big lake
- 19 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 133 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 460 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 10 bars within 25 mi
- 97 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 20 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 21% of Florida districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 18 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 28 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Collier County: R+33 in 2024
- Florida: R+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk