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Islamorada, Village of Islands, FL vs Kahaluu-Keauhou, HI

Islamorada, Village of Islands

Florida

vs

Kahaluu-Keauhou

Hawaii

Across 34 directional measures we can compare, Islamorada, Village of Islands leads on 16 and Kahaluu-Keauhou on 18. Counting measures is not an overall verdict: their importance depends on your priorities. Median rent is 1% higher in Kahaluu-Keauhou, and so is median household income.

Median gross rent
$1,882$1,901
Islamorada, Village of Islands is 1% lower
Median household income
$87,222$96,212
Islamorada, Village of Islands is 9% lower
Median home value
$919,600$886,900
Islamorada, Village of Islands is 4% higher

The Citytistics read

  • Between the 2019 and 2024 surveys, rent outran pay by 1.6 points a year in Islamorada, Village of Islands, and rent and pay rose at about the same pace in Kahaluu-Keauhou.

How these are calculated

FloridaHawaiiKahaluu-Keauhou, HIIslamorada, Village of Islands, FLKahaluu-KeauhouKahaluu-Keauhou

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Your weights

Top 2 of 2 matching places. Places in the top 1% show their national rank.

#PlaceCTXAffordabilityEconomyEducationSafetyCommuteAmenitiesGrowth
01Islamorada, Village of Islands, FLComposite 51.2 / 100
54
87966n/a53773
02Kahaluu-Keauhou, HIComposite 43.5 / 100
33
154875n/a5348n/a

CTX is the Citytistics Index: better than that share of the places we rate. It tops out at 99, so the top 1% show their national rank (#1 is best). Change any weight to rank on your own mix. How the CTX is built

Every measure

The dots show where each place sits among the 6,645 places we track. The bar is the median. A small dot after a value marks the better one.

MeasureIslamorada, Village of IslandsKahaluu-KeauhouAmong all places
Cost of living
Median gross rent1$1,882$1,901
Rent to income125.9%23.7%
Property tax rate10.6%0.4%
Home price to income110.5x9.2x
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms2$2,254$2,081
HUD area median income3$129,600$98,300
Housing
Property tax paid (median)1$5,473$3,750
Median home value1$919,600$886,900
Home prices, 1-year change42.1%6.1%
Home prices, 5-year change461.0%58.5%
Homeownership184.5%78.8%
Renters paying 30%+157.5%58.9%
Owner costs with a mortgage1$3,529$3,039
Vacant homes147.5%43.8%
Median year built119821981
Jobs and income
Median household income1$87,222$96,212
Income per person1$68,328$53,166
Unemployment10.0%6.0%
Average annual pay5$62,166$61,757
Pay growth, 1 year55.9%6.7%
Jobs547,29974,168
Poverty rate16.9%8.6%
Mean commute125 min25 min
Works from home118.8%22.6%
Commutes by transit1n/a0.0%
People
Population17,0685,150
Population change since 20206-2.4%n/a
Median age156.155.3
Bachelor's or higher140.5%46.9%
High school or higher196.4%94.5%
Household size12.22.7
Born abroad114.2%7.5%
No health insurance110.8%4.5%
Homes with broadband194.9%94.1%
Moving
Moved here in the past year16.6%11.1%
Moved from another state13.0%7.1%
Net movers per 1,000 people7-11.26.0
Income of households moving in7$170,384$84,921
Income of households moving out7$104,084$62,523
Local life
Restaurants and bars per 10k852.922.5
Shops per 10k874.031.2
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k821.04.2
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k823.817.3
Child care centers per 10k81.72.0
Parks per 10k914.211.7
Playgrounds per 10k97.10.0
Grocery stores per 10k92.83.9
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k960.825.2
Libraries per 10k91.40.0
Named paths and bike trails922.11.7
Transit stops per sq mi91.60.0
Nearest National Park Service site1025.39.0
National Park Service sites within 60 miles1025
National Register listings116199
Schools
Public schools122555
Public school students128,92827,129
Students per teacher1217.214.2
Climate
July average high1392°Fn/a
January average low1358°Fn/a
Average temperature1377°Fn/a
Annual precipitation1352.0 inn/a
Hazards and air
Natural hazard risk1491.698.5
Hurricane risk1498.068.3
Tornado risk1425.67.4
Wildfire risk1461.998.3
Heat wave risk1465.80.0
Median air quality index15n/a32
Good air days15n/a86.0%

Data bundle checked 2026-11-14; individual source vintages vary. Rent needed at the 30% line: Islamorada, Village of Islands $75,280, Kahaluu-Keauhou $76,040 a year.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. 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. Population Estimates · US Census Bureau · Vintage 2025
  7. 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.
  8. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  9. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  10. National Park Service sites · Wikidata (CC0), units operated by the National Park Service · Retrieved 2026-11
  11. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  12. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  13. 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
  14. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  15. Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

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

Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology.

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