Key West, FL vs Leisure City, FL

Side-by-side comparison from the latest government data.

MetricKey West, FLLeisure City, FL
Population25,72027,808
Median Household Income$87,037$41,977
Median Rent$2,220/mo$1,723/mo
Median Home Value$852,400$375,100
Cost of Living (US = 100)—114
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income59.9%65.2%
Poverty Rate10.9%24.5%
Unemployment Rate2.6%2.7% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k264336*
Property Crime Rate /100k1,5221,810*
Median AQI—47
Good AQI Days /yr—206
Summer Highs89°F90°F
Winter Lows64°F57°F
Snowfall0 in/yr0 in/yr
Avg Commute14.8 min34.3 min
Hospitals1—
Avg Hospital Rating4.0 / 5—
Students per Teacher1516.8
College Degree Rate41.3%10.2%
Foreign-Born %22.9%47.4%
Population Growth (2020–2025)-5.4%+1.0%

Green = clearly better (more than 5% apart). Population, growth, weather, hospital count and foreign-born share aren’t scored.
* Rate of the agency that polices Leisure City (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.