Marathon Apartment Complexes — Pros & Cons From Real Resident Reviews

2 communities reviewed · Updated Jul 2026

Marathon sits roughly in the middle of the Florida Keys chain, connecting Key West to the mainland via the Overseas Highway, with a local economy built around fishing, diving, and tourism. Genuine apartment complexes are rare here — the vast majority of Marathon's rental listings are individually-owned condos and houses, many priced for the vacation-rental and second-home market, so this city has only a couple of traditional multi-unit apartment communities.

As of mid-2026, the two apartment communities in Marathon range from about $2,350 for a 1-bedroom at the newer workforce-housing property up to roughly $5,100 for a 3-bedroom at the waterfront community — both well above typical mainland Florida apartment rents, reflecting the Keys' constrained land supply and high cost of living.

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Quick comparison

Complex	Neighborhood	Beds	Advertised rents	Built
Tarpon Harbour		2-3 BR	$2,853-$5,091	2015
CoCo Vista	Coco Plum	1-3 BR	$2,349-$3,782	2024

Rents are approximate, from public listings at review time — confirm with the property.

Coco Plum

CoCo Vista

1-3 BR · $2,349-$3,782

✓ Marketed and built specifically as workforce/family housing for the Keys, a rare designation that helps explain rents well below typical Marathon condo pricing

✕ Even as the area's more affordable option, a 1-bedroom still requires roughly $94,000/year in income by the standard 30%-of-income guideline — a reflection of how expensive the broader Keys market is

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Tarpon Harbour

2-3 BR · $2,853-$5,091

✓ Consistently strong renter feedback so far, with a heavy skew toward the top of the rating range and no negative reviews on file

✕ Rent requires roughly $114,000/year in household income by the standard affordability guideline for even the base 2-bedroom floor plan, out of reach for most local workforce renters

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Florida renter essentials

Renters insurance is not optional here. Most Florida leases require it, and standard policies do NOT cover flood damage — that needs a separate flood policy, even in an apartment. Before signing, look up the building's flood zone on FEMA's flood map service and ask which evacuation zone it sits in.

Ask about the real monthly cost. The most common complaint in Florida apartment reviews isn't noise — it's fee stacking: valet trash, common-area electric, mandatory bulk internet, pest control, admin and tech fees. Get the full itemized monthly figure in writing before you apply.

Tour with the AC running and ask about hurricanes. Humidity control is the difference between a fine unit and a moldy one; ask how old the AC is. And ask directly how the building handled the last major storm — communities that performed well say so happily, and reviewers call out the ones that didn't.

About these pros & cons How we build these pages: we read publicly available resident reviews (Google, ApartmentRatings, Yelp, Reddit and similar) for each community and summarize the recurring themes in our own words. We don't copy review text, we don't display star ratings we didn't compute, and no complex has paid to appear or to have anything removed. Cons reflect what residents report — experiences vary. Rent ranges come from public listings and change often; always confirm current pricing, fees and policies with the property directly.

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