The total cost of housing, food, child care, transportation, health care, taxes, and other necessities for a single adult in Marathon is $46,025 a year — greater than the annual cost of living for Florida of $36,375 and greater than the national figure of $38,433.

Yes, the driving distance between Marathon to Key West is 48 miles. It takes approximately 1h 7m to drive from Marathon to Key West.

The area is popular for its annual seafood festivals and waterside restaurants that harvest and serve fresh fish, lobster and stone crab claws from local waters. For anglers, waters teem with offshore billfish and tuna in the winter, bridge-hugging tarpon in the spring and dolphin fish in the summer.

The city of Marathon is a quaint island oasis promoting an old Keys lifestyle and a rich history anchored in its fishing heritage, our Marathon Key rentals offer a relaxed tropical atmosphere with unique shops, great family attractions, impeccable beaches, world-class wreck and reef diving, snorkeling, and legendary ...