Living in Big Coppitt Key, FL
Big Coppitt Key is a small town of 3,109 people in Monroe County, Florida. It's about 109 miles from Naples, FL and 122 miles from Miami, FL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 75°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $535k and rent runs about $2k a month.
3,109people
$535kTypical home
$2,420/moRent
90° / 75°Summer / winter
0"Snow
276Sunny days
102Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,109
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 2,694 people per sq mi
- 122 mi to Miami, FL
- 109 mi to Naples, FL
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $535k (≈$3,371/mo)
- Median rent $2,420/mo
- Median household income $105k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 75°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 76°F)
- 276 sunny days a year (109 totally clear)
- 89 cloudy days a year
- 20 of 90 winter days are gray
- 102 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (159 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (320 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 43
- 28% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 7 mi to EYW airport
- 120 mi to MIA (major hub)
- 124 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1988
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 7 ft
- Right on the coast
- 156 mi to a big lake
- 59 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 134 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 36 bars within 25 mi
- 19 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 15 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 19 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 40% of Florida districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 17 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 17 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 106 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Monroe County: R+18 in 2024
- Florida: R+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk