Island WalkFL
A town of 2,722.
Is Island Walk a good place to live?
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 94% of U.S. communities, with hurricanes at the top. Overall it grades B−, 190th among Florida's 634 graded towns. Its schools rank ahead of 83% of Florida towns and the median household earns $81K. Its weakest subject is cost of living: homes are expensive, about $668K for a typical one and 7.4 times the Naples metro’s $90K median household income. Island Walk’s median age is 69.2 years, against 42.4 years in Florida’s towns and 40.5 years across U.S. towns.
What makes Island Walk stand out
Where Island Walk beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
| Widest gap | Island Walk | FL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 4.8% | 13.9% |
99% of working residents leave Island Walk for work
Where Island Walk’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Island Walk grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Florida), ordered by how far Island Walk is from typical.
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Moving to Island Walk: who provides what
Island Walk is unincorporated, so Collier County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 17, 2025.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Island Walk.
Island Walk has more 90° days than nearly all U.S. towns and sends most of its workers to Naples and beyond, but it has homes that cost more against local pay than most of Florida.
Very high risk in Island Walk, with hurricanes at the top
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Most working residents commute out of Island Walk
Island Walk has 79 jobs for its 930 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out.
Most working residents leave Island Walk for work: only 1% work in town. 4.7% of residents live below the poverty line in Island Walk. The top destinations are Naples (12%), Bonita Springs (3%) and Estero (2%).
| Island Walk | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 4.7% | 11% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 1% | 5% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 28 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $81,000 | $73,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Fewer of Island Walk’s adults binge drink than in the typical Florida or U.S. town
8.7% of Island Walk adults binge drink. Only 2 of the 636 Florida towns we compare have a lower share of adults who sleep under 7 hours than Island Walk. 8.2% of Island Walk adults smoke cigarettes.
| Island Walk | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 16% | 17% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 8.7% | 15% | 16% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 37% | 36% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 87% | 79% | 79% |
| What stands out | Island Walk | FL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 4.8% | 13.9% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 6.2% | 16.8% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 19.8% | 9.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
In Island Walk, expect mild winters and hot summers
The Naples weather station, 6 miles away, records that about 121 days a year reach 90°, more than in 98% of U.S. towns. January nights average 53.6°, milder than in 99% of U.S. towns; July afternoons average 92°.
Island Walk has warm winters and hot summers, with plenty of rain. Island Walk’s January low is 54°F. Snow is almost unheard of.
| Island Walk | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 54°F | 51°F | 22°F |
| July high | 92°F | 91°F | 85°F |
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The median home in Island Walk sells for about $443K
At 7.4 years of the Naples metro’s $90K median household income, the typical home costs more against local pay than in 85% of Florida towns; that ratio is one input to its D for cost of living.
The median rent in Island Walk is $1,833 a month.
| Island Walk | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 89% | 72% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,833 a month | $1,647 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everglades National Park and 11 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Island Walk. Close and well known come first.
29 mi National ParkEverglades National Park778K visitors a year
23 mi National PreserveBig Cypress National Preserve2.3M visitors a year
14 mi Stadium & arenaHertz Arena15 mi State parkMound Key Archeological State Park
14 mi State parkKoreshan State Historic Site
29 mi MuseumEdison and Ford Winter EstatesPhoto credits
Everglades National Park: Everglades NPS from Homestead, Florida, United States, Public domain · Big Cypress National Preserve: Gzzz, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Hertz Arena: Tthaas, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Koreshan State Historic Site: Ebyabe, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Edison and Ford Winter Estates: Rolf Müller (User:Rolfmueller), CC BY-SA 3.0
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Everything we know about Island Walk
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Island Walk
About 7 of every 100 Island Walk residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Florida.
About Island Walk
Census-designated place in Florida, United States
Island Walk is an unincorporated area and a census-designated place (CDP) in Collier County, Florida, United States. As of the 2020 United States census, there were 2,812 people, 1,511 households and 1,085 families residing in the CDP. The population was 3,035 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Naples–Marco Island Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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- Area
- 1.0 sq mi
- Elevation
- 10 ft
- Area code
- 239
Questions about Island Walk
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Island Walk, FL a good place to live?
Island Walk grades B− overall, better than 46% of U.S. towns and #190 of 634 in Florida. It grades B+ for health and A− for schools. Hazard risk is its weak spot, with a D−.
Is Island Walk, FL expensive?
Yes. The typical home is worth about $668,000, 78% above the Florida typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades D.