What is the cost of living in Naples-Marco Island?

Naples-Marco Island has a Regional Price Parity (RPP) of 103.2, where 100 represents the national average. Housing costs index at 129.4, which is above the national average. The average 2-bedroom rent is $1,986/month.

What is the median salary in Naples-Marco Island?

The median salary in Naples-Marco Island is $67,260 annually (mean: $71,695). Top occupations include Retail Salespersons, Waiters and Waitresses, Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers.

How safe is Naples-Marco Island?

The violent crime rate in the Naples-Marco Island area is 210 per 100,000 population (state-level data). Property crime rate is 1030 per 100K.

What are the schools like in Naples-Marco Island?

The state of FL has 4,029 schools (state-level data, no metro-level federal count exists) with an average student-teacher ratio of 17.8:1. Charter schools make up 17.9% of all schools.

How much does childcare cost in Naples-Marco Island?

Infant center-based childcare in the Naples-Marco Island area averages $10,505 per year. Preschool averages $7,983/year. These are state-level averages.

Is Naples-Marco Island a good place to relocate?

Naples-Marco Island has a Life Score of 47.8/100 (D), based on 7 of 7 available dimensions among cost of living, wages, rent, crime, schools, childcare, and environment (missing dims omitted, weights renormalized). This is a middle-of-the-pack score, where the composite lands for most US metros; look at individual dimensions to see the real trade-offs.

Where does Naples-Marco Island sit among US metros on LiveAbility?

According to PlainRelocate's LiveAbility composite, Naples-Marco Island ranks #305 of 387 scored US metros by LiveAbility Score (highest score = #1). That ordinal matches the /rankings/livability listing. See /methodology#corpus-placement for the exact sort basis.

Relocation profile · Federal data

Naples-Marco Island, FL

BEA RPP 103.2 ranks #342 of 387 scored metros for higher prices (dearer third).

Compiled by PlainRelocate · June 15, 2026

103.2
Cost index (US=100): $1,986
2BR rent / mo: $67,260
Median salary: 42.6
LiveAbility Score

The verdict

As of June 2026, Naples-Marco Island ranks #305 of 387 US metros on the LiveAbility Score (42.6/100), with its strongest marks in safety and job market.

#305
of 387 US metros · Below median: 23,372,215
metro-area population: 210
violent crimes per 100K (state-level): 4,029
schools in the state (NCES)

Weakest dimension: housing (8/100). Weigh every dimension against your own priorities, use the City Finder to re-rank by what matters to you.

According to PlainRelocate's LiveAbility composite (BEA, BLS, HUD, FBI, NCES, EPA, NOAA, and FEMA inputs), Naples-Marco Island ranks #305 of 387 scored US metros by LiveAbility Score (highest score = #1). Cost-of-living index 103.2 (100 = national average), median 2-bedroom rent $1,986/mo, median salary $67,260; LiveAbility Score 42.6/100, strongest in safety and job market.

Signature: BEA RPP 103.2 ranks #342 of 387 scored metros for higher prices (dearer third).

Purchasing power tightens: BEA RPP 103.2 lands in the dearer third of scored metros (cuts at 91.5 / 97.0). Median 2BR rent $1,986/mo.

LiveAbility 42.6/100 puts Naples-Marco Island in the bottom third (#305 of 387).

BLS OEWS total employment in the Naples-Marco Island area is 162,820.

Naples-Marco Island vs all US metros by LiveAbility Score

Where this metro's LiveAbility Score falls among every scored US metro (composite placement, not a desirability verdict)

43 Top 79% higher than 21% of 387 US metros

Metros banded by LiveAbility Score (0–100)

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Source PlainRelocate LiveAbility Score · June 2026

Naples-Marco Island housing and rent

HUD Fair Market Rents for the Naples-Marco Island MSA; housing RPP 129.4 (100 = national average); 2BR $1,986/mo.

Studio

$1,396

/month

1 Bedroom

$1,797

/month

2 Bedroom

$1,986

/month

3 Bedroom

$2,581

/month

4 Bedroom

$2,805

/month

Naples-Marco Island wages and employment

Naples-Marco Island posts 162,820 total employment with median salary $67,260 against a dearer-than-average RPP.

Median Salary

$67,260

Mean Salary

$71,695

Total Employment

162,820

Top Occupations by Employment

Occupation	Median Salary
Retail Salespersons	$35,380
Waiters and Waitresses	$37,550
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	$38,600
General and Operations Managers	$102,310
Fast Food and Counter Workers	$33,830

Schools & Education

State-level education data for the Naples-Marco Island area from NCES.

Schools

4,029

Enrollment

2,838,009

Student:Teacher

17.8:1

Title I %

Childcare Costs

State-average childcare costs for the Naples-Marco Island area (DOL data).

Infant (Center)

$10,505

per year

Toddler (Center)

$8,611

per year

Preschool (Center)

$7,983

per year

Life Score Breakdown

Naples-Marco Island's composite Life Score is 47.8/100 (D), computed across 7 of 7 dimensions.

Cost

12/100

Bottom decile

Wages

68/100

Strong

Rent

8/100

Bottom decile

Crime

86/100

Elite

Schools

84/100

Elite

Childcare

50/100

Average

Environment

43/100

Below average

LiveAbility Score

View full rankings →

Naples-Marco Island ranks #305 out of 387 metros with a LiveAbility Score of 42.6/100 - a composite of 8 of 8 quality-of-life dimensions from federal data. Customize the weights to match your priorities →

Strongest dimension: Safety (86/100)

Safety

86
Job market

68
Climate

64
Air quality

60
Low hazard

57
Schools

16
Cost of living

12
Housing

8

What this shows Naples-Marco Island's strongest dimensions are safety and job market; its weakest among scored dims is housing at 8/100. Default weights: cost 18%, jobs & housing 15% each, safety & schools 12%, air & hazard 10%, climate 8%.

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Metros near Naples-Marco Island on cost, LiveAbility, or wages

Nearest out-of-state neighbors to Naples-Marco Island on BEA RPP, LiveAbility, or BLS median salary, a different lens than the size-ranked list.

Similar cost of living (BEA RPP)

Similar LiveAbility score

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, HUD Fair Market Rents, BLS OES, FBI UCR, NCES, DOL, EPA June 2026

Naples-Marco Island cost figures follow BEA Regional Price Parities and HUD Fair Market Rents; Naples-Marco Island wages and LiveAbility inputs follow BLS OEWS plus the federal sources listed in methodology. This information is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute professional advice. Scores are federal-data percentiles, not a move recommendation. How this data is sourced.

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