Living in The Florida Keys

The Florida Keys are a 113-mile chain of islands connected by the Overseas Highway (US-1), running from Key Largo down to Key West at the southernmost point of the continental United States. Living here means accepting real, structural tradeoffs most of the rest of Florida doesn't carry -- a single hurricane-evacuation road, some of the highest housing and insurance costs in the state relative to the small housing stock, and a slower, island-paced economy built almost entirely on tourism, diving, and fishing -- in exchange for a lifestyle and natural setting genuinely unlike anywhere else in the country.

Explore The Florida Keys in depth

• Cost of Living & Housing in The Florida Keys
• Best Places to Live in The Florida Keys
• Moving to The Florida Keys
• Climate & Lifestyle in The Florida Keys

Places we've researched in The Florida Keys

• Key West -- Monroe County
• Key Largo -- Monroe County
• Islamorada -- Monroe County
• Marathon -- Monroe County