Living in Stock Island, FL
Stock Island is a small town of 4,162 people in Monroe County, Florida. It's about 110 miles from Naples, FL and 127 miles from Miami, FL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 76°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $518k and rent runs about $2k a month.
4,162people
$518kTypical home
$2,013/moRent
90° / 76°Summer / winter
0"Snow
276Sunny days
107Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,162
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 4,973 people per sq mi
- 127 mi to Miami, FL
- 110 mi to Naples, FL
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $518k (≈$3,263/mo)
- Median rent $2,013/mo
- Median household income $66k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°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
- 107 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 35
- 30% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 26% 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
- 124 mi to MIA (major hub)
- 128 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 35% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1980
- 75% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 7 ft
- Right on the coast
- 159 mi to a big lake
- 64 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
- 25 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 40% of Florida districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 12 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 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