Living in Tavernier, FL
Tavernier is a small town of 2,413 people in Monroe County, Florida. It's about 55 miles from Miami, FL. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 75°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $614k and rent runs about $2k a month.
2,413people
$614kTypical home
$1,966/moRent
89° / 75°Summer / winter
0"Snow
272Sunny days
96Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,413
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 960 people per sq mi
- 55 mi to Miami, FL
- 55 mi to Miami, FL
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $614k (≈$3,870/mo)
- Median rent $1,966/mo
- Median household income $50k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 75°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
- 96 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 51
- 18% of households have kids
- 32% are 65 or older
- 32% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 55 mi to MIA airport
- 55 mi to MIA (major hub)
- 59 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 67% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1983
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 13 ft
- Right on the coast
- 116 mi to a big lake
- 25 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 82 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 36 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 40% of Florida districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 32 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 36 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 42 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