$100k salary, packing up from Corpus Christi

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Miami, FL cityscape

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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.

metro6.2M

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01 · the verdict

the verdict

$1,255

the monthly cost of moving past Corpus Christi

Miami costs noticeably more than Corpus Christi. You'd be paying for Miami itself, not for breathing room around it.
landable, recorded on the miami entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$2,665/mo

89% more expensive than Corpus Christi(vs $1,410/mo)

02state income tax

0%

vs 0% in Corpus Christi

03after rent

$5,668/mo

$1,255 less than Corpus Christi

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

04a house here

$565k

155% more expensive than Corpus Christi

vs $221k in Corpus Christi

05metro size

6.2M

vs 446k in Corpus Christi

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

272

pleasant days a year, in miami.

Corpus Christi only manages 171 of those.

A month here packs 58.0× the events of Corpus Christi.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

77/100

54% higher than Corpus Christi

vs 50/100 in Corpus Christi

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

·walk score®

97/100

39% higher than Corpus Christi

vs 70/100 in Corpus Christi

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

167

4075% more than Corpus Christi

vs 4 nonstops in Corpus Christi

04 · see also

in the same ballpark as miami:

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los angeles

similar overall lifestyle

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washington

better park access

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orlando

$728/mo cheaper

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