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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.

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01 · the verdict

the verdict

$109

less monthly outlay than Fresno

Miami and Fresno land close on cost. The reasons to move are about how you'd live, not what you'd save.
landable, recorded on the miami entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$2,665/mo

33% more expensive than Fresno(vs $1,999/mo)

02state income tax

0%

$775/mo less in state tax than Fresno

vs 9.3% in Fresno

03after rent

$5,668/mo

$109 more than Fresno

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

04a house here

$565k

35% more expensive than Fresno

vs $418k in Fresno

05metro size

6.2M

vs 1.2M in Fresno

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

272

pleasant days a year, in miami.

Fresno only manages 206 of those.

25.9× the events of Fresno, and the calendar shows it.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

77/100

17% higher than Fresno

vs 66/100 in Fresno

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

·walk score®

97/100

9% higher than Fresno

vs 89/100 in Fresno

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

167

1418% more than Fresno

vs 11 nonstops in Fresno

04 · see also

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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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