$100k salary, packing up from Memphis

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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.

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01 · the verdict

the verdict

$1,229

the monthly premium over Memphis

Miami costs noticeably more than Memphis. 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

86% more expensive than Memphis(vs $1,436/mo)

02state income tax

0%

vs 0% in Memphis

03after rent

$5,668/mo

$1,229 less than Memphis

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

04a house here

$565k

132% more expensive than Memphis

vs $244k in Memphis

05metro size

6.2M

vs 1.3M in Memphis

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

272

pleasant days a year, in miami.

Memphis only manages 185 of those.

Nights and weekends fill up faster. 27.4× more on the calendar than Memphis.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

77/100

38% higher than Memphis

vs 56/100 in Memphis

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

·walk score®

97/100

9% higher than Memphis

vs 89/100 in Memphis

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

167

422% more than Memphis

vs 32 nonstops in Memphis

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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