Living in Key Largo, FL
Key Largo is a big small town of 13,026 people in Monroe County, Florida. It's about 47 miles from Miami, FL. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 76°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $644k and rent runs about $2k a month.
13,026people
$644kTypical home
$1,887/moRent
90° / 76°Summer / winter
0"Snow
272Sunny days
94Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 13,026
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,081 people per sq mi
- 47 mi to Miami, FL
- 47 mi to Miami, FL
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $644k (≈$4,060/mo)
- Median rent $1,887/mo
- Median household income $86k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 76°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 75°F)
- 272 sunny days a year (74 totally clear)
- 93 cloudy days a year
- 20 of 90 winter days are gray
- 94 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 50
- 21% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 39% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 47 mi to MIA airport
- 47 mi to MIA (major hub)
- 51 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 66% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1983
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 36 ft
- Right on the coast
- 110 mi to a big lake
- 21 mi to the nearest trailhead
- Campground in town
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 102 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 7 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 29 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 40% of Florida districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 25 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 29 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 34 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