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Miami, FL cityscape

if you left colorado springs

Miami

fl · metro 6.2M

photo: Rolando Yera / unsplash

a dispatch from

miami

FL

25.77°N

80.19°W

Miami is Spanish before it's English, salsa before it's small talk, and a cortadito before it's a coffee. South Beach Art Deco glows pink at night, Wynwood is a city-sized mural, and the Cuban sandwiches in Little Havana could end fights. Summer is bath-warm ocean and ceiling fans turned up high, and October feels like everywhere else's perfect August. Bring linen.

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01 · the verdict

the verdict

$566

more expensive each month than Colorado Springs

Miami costs more than Colorado Springs, and you'll feel it. The upside has to come from somewhere other than your budget.
landable, recorded on the miami entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$2,665/mo

54% more expensive than Colorado Springs(vs $1,733/mo)

02state income tax

0%

$367/mo less in state tax than Colorado Springs

vs 4.4% in Colorado Springs

03after rent

$5,668/mo

$566 less than Colorado Springs

gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.

04a house here

$565k

22% more expensive than Colorado Springs

vs $463k in Colorado Springs

05metro size

6.2M

vs 769k in Colorado Springs

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

272

pleasant days a year, in miami.

Colorado Springs only logs 184 pleasant days.

A month here packs 22.9× the events of Colorado Springs.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

77/100

8% higher than Colorado Springs

vs 71/100 in Colorado Springs

Closest outdoor draw: Everglades National Park Expansion, 20.4 mi.

·walk score®

97/100

21% higher than Colorado Springs

vs 80/100 in Colorado Springs

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

167

1418% more than Colorado Springs

vs 11 nonstops in Colorado Springs

04 · see also

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better park access

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$728/mo cheaper

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