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Big Pine Key is a small town of 4,258 people in Monroe County, Florida. It's about 104 miles from Miami, FL. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 75°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $637k and rent runs about $2k a month.
4,258people
$637kTypical home
$1,724/moRent
90° / 75°Summer / winter
0"Snow
276Sunny days
112Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,258
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 417 people per sq mi
- 104 mi to Miami, FL
- 104 mi to Miami, FL
- 27 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $637k (≈$4,017/mo)
- Median rent $1,724/mo
- Median household income $110k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 2.0% 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
- 112 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 53
- 22% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 31% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 26 mi to EYW airport
- 102 mi to MIA (major hub)
- 106 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1986
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 3 ft
- Right on the coast
- 144 mi to a big lake
- 41 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 50 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 40% of Florida districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 24 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 36 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 25 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 88 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