Rankings · How Key West ranks in FL
Key West ranks #8 in Florida for short commutes
Key West is ranked on 33 lists against the 635 Florida towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 1 and the top quarter on 6.
Lists ranked on
33
of FL’s 635 ranked towns
Top-10 finishes
1
Best: #8 shortest commute
Top-quarter finishes
6
of 22 lists where higher is better
Strongest area
Getting around
Top 2% on average
★ What stands out · What kind of place
Milder winters than 100% of Florida
Not better or worse, just Key West’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Milder winters than 100% of FL towns
Colder wintersMilder winters
64.8° January low
Drier than 100% of FL towns
DrierWetter
42 in of rain + melted snow a year
Fewer homes per newcomer than 96% of FL towns
Homes keep paceShort on homes
21.6 new residents for each new home, 2010–20
More vacation homes than 85% of FL towns
Year-roundVacation homes
14.8% of homes are seasonal
Steadier prices than 79% of FL towns
Steadier pricesPrices rising fast
+54.5% in home prices, 5 years
Fewer kids than 77% of FL towns
Fewer kidsMore kids
15% of residents are under 18
Cooler summers than 77% of FL towns
Cooler summersHotter summers
90.3° July high
Older than 64% of FL towns
YoungerOlder
46.1 median age
More seniors than 59% of FL towns
Fewer seniorsMore seniors
21.6% of residents are 65+
Where it shines
The lists Key West does best on
Each list ranks every FL town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Key West marked.
At a glance
Key West lands in the top half on 15 of 22 lists
Each dot is Key West’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in FL, the right end is last. Areas where Key West does best come first.
Top 10%Top halfBottom half
Almost there
3 spots from the top 25 for trails
Lists where Key West sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Next door
Key West out-ranks every neighbor it can be compared with
Head to head on the lists where both towns are ranked: a point for each list where one town places higher. Tap a town for its own rankings.