Moving to Marathon, Florida

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

Moving to Marathon, Florida? Start with the local context that changes a relocation decision in Monroe County. With roughly 9,000 residents, Marathon sits in Southeast Florida. Locally it's known as midpoint of the Keys with the only commercial-service airport between Miami and Key West. For relocators it's more relaxed than Key West with the same year-round tropical climate. 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 Sombrero Beach, Key Colony Beach (adjacent), Vaca Key. Use the guides, comparison tools, apartment research, and hurricane profile below before you narrow the move to an address.