Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Home to 3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Everglades’ January low is 56°F, above both Florida’s towns (51°F) and U.S. towns (22°F). Its National Register listings include Bank of Everglades Building and Everglades Laundry. Everglades has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
Where Everglades beats most towns.
Coastal flooding makes up 62% of the storm damage FEMA expects here.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA · OpenStreetMap
Census counts: 172 in 1930, a peak of 625 in 1950, 352 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1900 and a map from 1974 on.
3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Everglades. Close and well known come first.
in town National ParkEverglades National Park778K visitors a year
in town National PreserveBig Cypress National Preserve2.3M visitors a year
33 mi Zoo & aquariumNaples Zoo32 mi MuseumRevs Institute
29 mi GardenNaples Botanical Garden
36 mi MuseumThe Baker MuseumEverglades National Park: Everglades NPS from Homestead, Florida, United States, Public domain · Big Cypress National Preserve: Gzzz, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Naples Zoo: Exupery67, CC BY 4.0 · Naples Botanical Garden: scott.zona, CC BY 2.0 · The Baker Museum: CTNMM82, CC BY-SA 4.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Everglades, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 17, 2025.
Ordered by what stands out in Everglades.
FEMA puts 62% of Everglades’s expected hazard losses down to coastal flooding, and 26% to hurricanes. Households here have drawn federal disaster aid in 8 declared disasters, most recently in 2024. Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 100% of U.S. communities.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Its one school is below. Public schools: the Collier school district. Everglades’ only public school teaches 136 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Everglades City SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades PK–12 | Grades PK–12 | 136 | B+ |
NCES · EDFacts
Adults 35 to 64 are 62% of residents (38% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 8% of residents (21% statewide). Everglades has grown 11% since 2020, to 399 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. The median age here is 44.8 years. Just over a third of adults 25 and older hold at least a bachelor’s degree, against 34% across Florida.
| Everglades | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 44.8 years | 42.5 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 34% | 31% | 29% |
Somewhere between 16% and 84% women
The Census survey reached too few of Everglades’ residents to say more: its margin here is ±33.8 points. Across Florida, 50.9% of residents are women.
| Everglades | FL | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 4.5% | 10.3% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 13% | 9.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 5% | 8.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 3% | 12.7% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 26% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 20% | 12.3% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 15.5% | 13.4% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 8% | 11.7% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 5% | 9.6% | 7% |
| No diploma | 3.9% | 10.1% | 10.4% |
| High school | 36.1% | 27.2% | 26% |
| Some college | 14.8% | 18.5% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 11.6% | 10.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 20% | 21.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 13.5% | 12.9% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 400, single groups can be off by several points
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Everglades Park | 0.1 mi | 12 |
| 2. Big Cypress National Preserve | — | 2 |
| 3. McLeod Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
For Everglades, the going rate for rent is $1,712 a month. Typical home values rose 2.6% in the year to September 2026. Among households here, 62% live in a home they own.
| Everglades | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 62% | 72% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,712 a month | $1,647 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Everglades’ mean commuting time is 30 minutes. Most people who work leave Everglades to do it: just 15% work in town. Jobs here fell by 30 from 2013 to 2023, to 169. 18% of Everglades residents live below the poverty line.
| Everglades | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 18% | 11% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 15% | 5% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 30 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The share of adults in Everglades who have high blood pressure: 38%. Against the Florida average, Everglades comes out ahead on 12 CDC measures out of 31, and behind on 2. In Everglades, 27% of adults have obesity, and 8.8% worry about having enough food.
| Everglades | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 37% | 36% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 32% | 35% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 8.8% | 15% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 16% | 17% |
| What stands out | Everglades | FL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 8.8% | 16.8% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 5.1% | 8.6% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 12.8% | 9.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
None within 15 miles of Everglades; the nearest are
About 5 of every 100 Everglades residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Florida.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
3 places in Everglades on the National Register of Historic Places.
City in the United States
Everglades City is a city in Collier County, Florida, United States, of which it was once the county seat. It is part of the Naples–Marco Island Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is included in the Cape Coral-Fort Myers-Naples Combined Statistical Area. The Marjory Stoneman Douglas Visitor Center for Everglades National Park is located in Everglades City. As of the 2020 US census, the population was 352, down from 400 in the 2010 US census.
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Everglades has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real. Home to 3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
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