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Marco Island is a small city of 16,205 people in Collier County, Florida. It's about 16 miles from Naples, FL and 94 miles from Miami, FL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 74°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $896k and rent runs about $2k a month.
16,205people
$896kTypical home
$1,990/moRent
91° / 74°Summer / winter
0"Snow
264Sunny days
115Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 16,205
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,333 people per sq mi
- 94 mi to Miami, FL
- 16 mi to Naples, FL
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $896k (≈$5,652/mo)
- Median rent $1,990/mo
- Median household income $102k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 74°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 75°F)
- 264 sunny days a year (103 totally clear)
- 101 cloudy days a year
- 20 of 90 winter days are gray
- 115 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 (36 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (318 per 100k)
People
- Median age 68
- 7% of households have kids
- 59% are 65 or older
- 48% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 42 mi to RSW airport
- 42 mi to RSW (major hub)
- 90 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 41% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1987
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 16 ft
- Right on the coast
- 75 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 77 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 394 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 11 bars within 25 mi
- 79 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 28 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 21% of Florida districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 42 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 13 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Collier County: R+33 in 2024
- Florida: R+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk