Living in Key Largo, Florida
Key Largo is an unincorporated community in Monroe County, with about 13,026 people.1 It feels small-town or low-density suburban, at 1,081 people per square mile.1,3
Unincorporated: there's no city government; Monroe County provides roads, zoning and law enforcement.
Nearest 24-hour emergency room
Mariners Hospital, in Tavernier, about 9 miles away (a small rural Critical Access Hospital).2
Straight-line distance from the town's center; driving is longer. Freestanding ERs and urgent care aren't counted.
Life in the Florida Keys
A 113-mile string of islands tied together by one highway, from Key Largo to Key West.4
Hazards: Hurricanes, with nowhere to go but north on U.S. 1. Irma came ashore at Cudjoe Key on September 10, 2017, as a Category 4 with 130 mph winds; 27,649 homes in Monroe County were damaged and 1,179 destroyed. Leave early when officials order an evacuation; traffic on the single road builds fast.5,6,7,8
Visitor information
Monroe County's official tourism office: The Florida Keys & Key West.9 Ask about local events, things to do and a free visitor guide, if they offer one.
Read the free Florida Keys preview, including the region's state-certified visitor centers.
The full Key Largo town card
Choosing Your Place has the complete card for Key Largo and 779 other places:
- How its home values, rent, age and income compare with the rest of the Florida Keys
- Household income, and how many ER hospitals are within 15 miles
- The nearest airline airport and the nearest big airport
- The full region profile, side-by-side compare and the monthly-cost calculator
Other places in Monroe County
- Key West · 25,720 people · home value $852,400
- Marathon · 9,914 people · home value $725,800
- Islamorada, Village of Islands · 7,068 people · home value $919,600
- Big Pine Key · 4,258 people · home value $637,000
- Stock Island · 4,162 people · home value $517,500
- Big Coppitt Key · 3,109 people · home value $534,500
- Cudjoe Key · 2,492 people · home value $857,400
- Tavernier · 2,413 people · home value $613,700
- North Key Largo · 1,808 people · home value $2,000,001
"Median" means half are above and half below. Figures are U.S. Census Bureau estimates for Key Largo as a Census-defined place; the area a mailing address calls Key Largo can be larger.
Notes
- U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024
- CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare)
- U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer files (places)
- Overseas Highway (Wikipedia)
- Monroe County QuickFacts (U.S. Census Bureau)
- Hurricane Irma (Wikipedia)
- 1935 Labor Day hurricane (Wikipedia)
- Special Needs Registry (Monroe County Emergency Management)
- County tourism office websites, each opened or confirmed 2026-11-05