Mile marker 17–20
Sugarloaf Key
Quiet canal neighborhoods with direct routes to the backcountry flats and a short drive back to town.
A Lower Keys address where the dock usually matters more than the driveway.
Overview
About Sugarloaf Key
Sugarloaf Key, about twenty minutes from Key West, is a quiet residential island of canal neighborhoods with easy access to the backcountry flats of the Gulf side.
Lower Sugarloaf is home to the Perky Bat Tower, a 1929 curiosity built in an unsuccessful attempt to control mosquitoes with bats.
Typical property: Mostly single-family canal homes, including elevated homes, with some open-water lots.
Living here
Life in Sugarloaf Key
Backcountry boating
Shallow flats, mangrove islands and fishing close to home.Residential pace
Few businesses and little through-traffic once you’re off US-1.Close enough to town
A short drive to Key West for dinner, errands or the airport.
Before you buy
Worth checking
The questions Kate asks first about any Sugarloaf Key property.
- Canal depth and the route to open water at low tide
- Fixed-bridge clearances in your neighborhood
- Seawall and dock condition