Moving to Islamorada, Florida

A practical city guide for deciding whether Islamorada fits your life, planning the move, and settling in with fewer surprises.

Moving to Islamorada, Florida? Start with the local context that changes a relocation decision in Monroe County. With roughly 7,107 residents, Islamorada sits in Southeast Florida. Locally it's known as the 'Sport Fishing Capital of the World,' a string of islands in the Upper and Middle Keys. For relocators it's a Keys community built around fishing and boating tourism, where stilt homes and marine exposure demand specialized maintenance. Climate: tropical maritime — warm year-round, no real winter, intense hurricane and king-tide exposure. Before choosing a home, pay attention to direct hurricane exposure (Irma 2017), one-road evacuation, salt-air corrosion, the highest insurance and water rates in the state. Local areas to put on your research list include Plantation Key, Windley Key, Upper Matecumbe Key. Use the guides, comparison tools, apartment research, and hurricane profile below before you narrow the move to an address.