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The typical home is worth about $920K, 10.5 years of the Key West area’s $88K median household income. Overall it grades C+, 209th of 634 graded towns in Florida. CDC estimates put its residents' health ahead of 80% of the country and 19% of its land is conserved. Its weakest subject is hazard risk: FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 93% of U.S. communities, with hurricanes at the top. Islamorada, Village of Islands’ January low is 64°F, above both Florida’s towns (51°F) and U.S. towns (22°F). Islamorada, Village of Islands is easier to get around on foot or by transit than 86% of U.S. towns. Islamorada, Village of Islands has 3 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Florida Keys Memorial and Alligator Reef Light.
Where Islamorada, Village of Islands beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
18.6% of the town is conserved land, across 7 parks and preserves.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Florida), ordered by how far Islamorada, Village of Islands is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 1,251 in 1970, 7,107 in 2020. The archive holds 30 old photos and papers going back to 1935 and 2 maps from 1971 on.
3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Islamorada, Village of Islands. Close and well known come first.
2 mi National ParkEverglades National Park778K visitors a year
30 mi National ParkBiscayne National Park487K visitors a year
13 mi State parkJohn Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park
in town Zoo & aquariumTheater of the Sea
28 mi AttractionAnhinga Trail
28 mi Zoo & aquariumEverglades Alligator FarmEverglades National Park: Everglades NPS from Homestead, Florida, United States, Public domain · Biscayne National Park: National Park Service, Public domain · John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park: Jim Stuby (talk), Public domain · Theater of the Sea: Averette, CC BY 3.0 · Anhinga Trail: Unknown, Public domain · Everglades Alligator Farm: Daderot, CC0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Islamorada, Village of Islands, 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 Islamorada, Village of Islands.
Islamorada, Village of Islands has milder winter nights than nearly all U.S. towns and has less food insecurity than most of Florida.
Since 1982, 334 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Islamorada, Village of Islands.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Its public schools are run by the Monroe school district. Three of its 4 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Coral Shores High School, with 753 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plantation Key SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–8 | Grades PK–8 | 578 | A− |
| Coral Shores High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 753 | B− |
| Treasure Village Montessori Charter SchoolTop results in townGrades PK–8 | Grades PK–8 | 179 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within FL on state tests and graduation
3.5 miles of trail in 7 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is Lignumvitae Key Botanical State Park, at 273 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Windley Key Fossil Reef Geological State Park | 1 mi | 27 |
| 2. Anne's Beach | 0.4 mi | 11 |
| 3. Lignumvitae Key Botanical State Park | — | 273 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its widest gap with Florida is food insecurity: 8.8% of its 6,198 adults worry about having enough food, against 16.8% statewide.
24% of adults have obesity in Islamorada, Village of Islands. Islamorada, Village of Islands beats the Florida average on 15 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 14% of adults report frequent mental distress in Islamorada, Village of Islands.
| Islamorada, Village of Islands | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 32% | 35% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 16% | 17% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 18% | 23% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 37% | 36% |
| What stands out | Islamorada, Village of Islands | FL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 8.8% | 16.8% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 7.8% | 13.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 12.5% | 9.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Adults 18 to 34 are 11% of residents (21% statewide); people 65 and older are 29% of residents (21% statewide). The median age in Islamorada, Village of Islands is 56.1 years. Islamorada, Village of Islands has lost 2.4% of its people since 2020, down to 6,955 in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.
| Islamorada, Village of Islands | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 56.1 years | 42.4 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 29% | 20% | 18% |
| Under 18 | 16% | 20% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 41% | 31% | 29% |
48% women, 52% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3.6 points. Across Florida, 50.9% of residents are women.
| Islamorada, Village of Islands | FL | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 7.2% | 10.3% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 8.5% | 9.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 2.8% | 8.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 8.3% | 12.7% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 5.5% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 15.5% | 12.3% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 22.9% | 13.4% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 19.2% | 11.7% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 10.1% | 9.6% | 7% |
| No diploma | 3.6% | 10.1% | 10.4% |
| High school | 26.8% | 27.2% | 26% |
| Some college | 18.9% | 18.5% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 10.2% | 10.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 24.6% | 21.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 15.9% | 12.9% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
January nights average 63.9°, milder than in 100% of U.S. towns; July afternoons average 89.3°. The Tavernier weather station records that about 49 days a year reach 90°: more than most of the country, but fewer than 97% of Florida places with climate records.
Islamorada, Village of Islands has warm winters and warm summers. Islamorada, Village of Islands’ July high is 89°F. Snow is almost unheard of.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
About one in 4 of Islamorada, Village of Islands’s working residents works in town. Jobs based in Islamorada, Village of Islands grew to 4,274 in 2023, 859 more than in 2013. 6.9% of Islamorada, Village of Islands residents live below the poverty line.
| Islamorada, Village of Islands | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 28% | 5% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 6.9% | 11% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $87,000 | $73,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 25 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
None within 15 miles of Islamorada, Village of Islands; the nearest are
About 3 of every 100 Islamorada, Village of Islands residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Florida.
Coastal flooding makes up 13% of the storm damage FEMA expects here.
40.1% of homes are seasonal or vacation homes, so the town is fuller in summer than its census count suggests.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA · OpenStreetMap
Village in Florida, United States
Islamorada (eye-la-mor-AH-dah also sometimes spelled Isla Morada) is an incorporated village in Monroe County, Florida, United States. It is located directly between Miami and Key West on five islands—Tea Table Key, Lower Matecumbe Key, Upper Matecumbe Key, Windley Key, and Plantation Key—in the Florida Keys. As of the 2020 census, the village had a population of 7,107, up from 6,119 in 2010.
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One town shares a border with Islamorada, Village of Islands.
| Town | FL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Islamorada, Village of Islands | #209 | C+ | D− | — | B | A− |
| Tavernier | — | — | D | — | B | C+ |
Tavernier has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Islamorada, Village of Islands and Tavernier report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Islamorada, Village of Islands with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Islamorada, Village of Islands grades C+ overall, better than 45% of U.S. towns and #209 of 634 in Florida. It grades A− for health and B for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D−.
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades D−.
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