Living in North Key Largo, FL
North Key Largo is a small town of 1,808 people in Monroe County, Florida. It's about 36 miles from Miami, FL. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 76°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $2.0M and rent runs about $2k a month.
1,808people
$2.0MTypical home
$1,999/moRent
90° / 76°Summer / winter
0"Snow
272Sunny days
136Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,808
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 97 people per sq mi
- 36 mi to Miami, FL
- 36 mi to Miami, FL
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $2.0M (≈$13k/mo)
- Median rent $1,999/mo
- Median household income $119k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 3.0% 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
- 136 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 68
- 5% of households have kids
- 52% are 65 or older
- 53% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 12% walk or take transit to work
- 37 mi to MIA airport
- 37 mi to MIA (major hub)
- 41 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 64% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1986
- 76% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 13 ft
- Right on the coast
- 102 mi to a big lake
- 16 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 172 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 23 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 20 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 35% of Florida districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 16 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 18 mi to the nearest vet
- 20 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 25 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
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.