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Marathon is a big small town of 9,914 people in Monroe County, Florida. It's about 88 miles from Miami, FL. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 76°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $726k and rent runs about $2k a month.
9,914people
$726kTypical home
$1,633/moRent
91° / 76°Summer / winter
0"Snow
276Sunny days
111Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 9,914
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,174 people per sq mi
- 88 mi to Miami, FL
- 88 mi to Miami, FL
- 47 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $726k (≈$4,577/mo)
- Median rent $1,633/mo
- Median household income $89k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 76°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
- 111 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
- 26% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 33% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 16 min
- 9% walk or take transit to work
- 48 mi to EYW airport
- 87 mi to MIA (major hub)
- 91 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 57% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1982
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 20 ft
- Right on the coast
- 136 mi to a big lake
- 28 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 64 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
- 21 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 40% of Florida districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 58 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 21 mi to the nearest vet
- 46 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 73 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