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Key West is a small city of 25,720 people in Monroe County, Florida. It's about 110 miles from Naples, FL and 129 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 $852k and rent runs about $2k a month.
25,720people
$852kTypical home
$2,220/moRent
90° / 75°Summer / winter
0"Snow
276Sunny days
110Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 25,720
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 4,594 people per sq mi
- 129 mi to Miami, FL
- 110 mi to Naples, FL
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $852k (≈$5,375/mo)
- Median rent $2,220/mo
- Median household income $87k
- 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
- 110 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 46
- 21% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 41% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 16 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 1 mi to EYW airport
- 126 mi to MIA (major hub)
- 130 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 55% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1968
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 16 ft
- Right on the coast
- 159 mi to a big lake
- 65 mi to the nearest trailhead
- Campground in town
- 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
- 14 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 27 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 40% of Florida districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 107 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