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24.58° N · 81.65° W · GEOID 1206350

Big Coppitt Key

Monroe County, Florida · part of the Key West, FL metro

Limited data population under 5,000

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The short answer

Big Coppitt Key is home to 3,109 people. Median household income is $105,139 a year and median rent is $2,420 a month, 27.6% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is moderate. The median home is valued at $534,500, about 5.1x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$2,420
77% above the median place
Median household income
$105,139
31% above the median place
Median home value
$534,500
67% above the median place
Unemployment
2.9%
40% below the median place

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

What stands out about Big Coppitt Key

  • 27% of homes stand vacant, more than in 93% of the 1,415 places under 10,000 people we track.
  • Median rent is $2,420 a month, higher than in 92% of places its size.
  • Owning with a mortgage costs only about $93 a month more than the median rent, a smaller gap than in 90% of places its size.
  • 62% of renter households spend 30% or more of income on rent, a higher share than in 83% of places its size.
  • The median home is worth 5.1 years of the median household's income, more than in 82% of places its size.
01

Moving to Big Coppitt Key

Monroe County loses about 11.2 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in5,378
Moved out6,091
Net−713

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Within Florida, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within FloridaOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$170K
Leavers$104K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Monroe County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here
7.9% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 3.0% from another state. County figure.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Monroe County report $170,400 a year in income on average; those leaving, $104,100, so newcomers earn more than leavers.
Income you would need
$96,800 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $2,420 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $2,513 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $534,500.
Getting to work
24 minutes each way on average; 13.2% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Lakeland North, WA matches it on character. Compare the two
Income of households moving in6
$170,384
141% above the median place
Net movers per 1,000 people6
-11.2
below the median place (median -0.6)
Income of households moving out6
$104,084
48% above the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureBig Coppitt KeyAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure7.9%38% above
Moved from another state1County figure3.0%53% above
Net movers per 1,000 people6County figure-11.2below (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in6County figure$170,384141% above
Income of households moving out6County figure$104,08448% above
02

What it costs to live here

Vacant homes is 27.1%, 284% above the median place.

Big Coppitt Key27.6%
Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent
$96,800
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
27.6%
35% above the median place
Home price to income
5.1x
34% above the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
28%
just under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$76,000
a year, prices not adjusted
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

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Like Big Coppitt Key, but easier on the budget

Close matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income.

PlaceRent to incomeMore left a year
Terryville, NY24.6% vs 27.6%n/aCompare
North Lindenhurst, NY20.4% vs 27.6%n/aCompare
Oak Grove, MN20.8% vs 27.6%n/aCompare

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Vacant homes1
27.1%
284% above the median place
Property tax rate1
0.5%
43% below the median place
Renters paying 30%+1
61.7%
22% above the median place
All 15 cost and housing measures
MeasureBig Coppitt KeyAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$2,42077% above
Rent to income127.6%35% above
Property tax rate10.5%43% below
Home price to income15.1x34% above
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms2County figure$2,25440% above
HUD area median income3County figure$129,60021% above
Property tax paid (median)1$2,80614% below
Median home value1$534,50067% above
Home prices, 1-year change4County figure2.1%34% below
Home prices, 5-year change4County figure61.0%18% above
Homeownership162.9%5% below
Renters paying 30%+161.7%22% above
Owner costs with a mortgage1$2,51334% above
Vacant homes127.1%284% above
Median year built119881% above
03

Work and pay

Commutes by transit is 0.0%, below the median place (median 0.8%).

Commutes by transit1
0.0%
below the median place (median 0.8%)
Income per person1
$52,901
32% above the median place
Median household income1
$105,139
31% above the median place
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureBig Coppitt KeyAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$105,13931% above
Income per person1$52,90132% above
Unemployment1County figure2.9%40% below
Average annual pay5County figure$62,1666% below
Pay growth, 1 year5County figure5.9%59% above
Jobs5County figure47,29969% below
Poverty rate1County figure10.7%1% below
Mean commute124 min5% below
Works from home1County figure13.2%6% above
Commutes by transit10.0%below (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

No health insurance is 14.3%, 123% above the median place.

No health insurance1
14.3%
123% above the median place
Median age1
42.8
10% above the median place
Homes with broadband1
88.7%
4% below the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Bachelor's or higher23.8% −26%
Household size2.6 +5%
Born abroad11.8% +33%
High school or higher90.9% −2%
All 8 people measures
MeasureBig Coppitt KeyAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population13,1096646th largest
Median age142.810% above
Bachelor's or higher123.8%26% below
High school or higher190.9%2% below
Household size12.65% above
Born abroad111.8%33% above
No health insurance114.3%123% above
Homes with broadband188.7%4% below
05

Life in Big Coppitt Key

61 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places, 5 of them National Historic Landmarks.

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents19.3 +90%
Playgrounds per 10k6.4 −32%
Grocery stores per 10k0.0 −100%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k9.7 −13%
Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%
Named paths and bike trails2 km +20%
Bus and rail stops per sq mi7.8 37.0×

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars52.9 2.5×
Shops74.0 2.4×
Arts, recreation and fitness21.0 5.1×
Doctors' offices and clinics23.8 +18%
Child care centers1.7 −26%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Shops per 10k7
74.0
144% above the median place
Restaurants and bars per 10k7
52.9
154% above the median place
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k7
21.0
above the median place (median 4.1)
All 16 schools and local life measures
MeasureBig Coppitt KeyAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools10County figure25178% above
Public school students10County figure8,92882% above
Students per teacher10County figure17.212% above
Restaurants and bars per 10k7County figure52.9154% above
Shops per 10k7County figure74.0144% above
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k7County figure21.0above (median 4.1)
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k7County figure23.818% above
Child care centers per 10k7County figure1.726% below
Parks per 10k819.390% above
Playgrounds per 10k86.432% below
Grocery stores per 10k80.0below (median 2.1)
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k89.713% below
Libraries per 10k80.0below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails82.420% above
Transit stops per sq mi87.8above (median 0.2)
National Register listings9County figure61369% above
06

Safety, weather and risk

January average low is 58°F, 131% above the median place.

No crime figure yet. Either the city police department did not report to the FBI for the latest year, or our monthly fetch has not reached Big Coppitt Key. Larger places are fetched first.

January average low11
58°F
131% above the median place
Average temperature11
77°F
40% above the median place
Hurricane risk12
98.0
39% above the median place
All 9 weather and risk measures
MeasureBig Coppitt KeyAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high11County figure92°F5% above
January average low11County figure58°F131% above
Average temperature11County figure77°F40% above
Annual precipitation11County figure52.0 in19% above
Natural hazard risk12County figure91.61% below
Hurricane risk12County figure98.039% above
Tornado risk12County figure25.669% below
Wildfire risk12County figure61.91% above
Heat wave risk12County figure65.827% below
08

Big Coppitt Key in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 28% of the median income in 2030, up from 28% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$2,420/mo (2024)$3,110/mo$2,550 to $3,790/mo+4.3%
Median household income$105,139 (2024)$132,000$111,500 to $156,000+3.9%
Median home value$534,500 (2024)$755,000$548,000 to $1,040,000+5.9%

The median home would be worth 5.7 years of the median income in 2030, against 5.1 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

09

Places like Big Coppitt Key

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

PlaceRentIncome
Lakeland North, WA$2,340$105,216Compare
Saugus, MA$2,241$101,539Compare
Beachwood, NJ$2,335$106,858Compare
Terryville, NY$2,265$110,389Compare
Terryville, NYBeachwood, NJSaugus, MALakeland North, WABig Coppitt Key, FLBig Coppitt KeyLakeland NorthSaugusBeachwoodBig Coppitt KeyLakeland NorthSaugusBeachwood

Common questions

Is Big Coppitt Key a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. 27% of homes stand vacant, more than in 93% of the 1,415 places under 10,000 people we track. Median rent is $2,420 a month, higher than in 92% of places its size. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Big Coppitt Key expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 27.6% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a heavier load here than usual. The median home is valued at $534,500.

What salary do you need to live in Big Coppitt Key?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $96,800 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Big Coppitt Key?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Lakeland North, WA, Saugus, MA, Beachwood, NJ and Terryville, NY.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  3. Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
  4. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  5. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  6. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  7. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  8. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  9. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  10. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  11. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  12. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares Big Coppitt Key with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Big Coppitt Key itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/big-coppitt-key-florida

Citytistics. “Big Coppitt Key, Florida.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/big-coppitt-key-florida/

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