on $100k a year, leaving Montgomery

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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

$873

more each month than Montgomery ran you

Miami doesn't pretend to be affordable. Move here for what Miami is, not for what it leaves on your monthly ledger.
landable, recorded on the miami entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$2,665/mo

94% more expensive than Montgomery(vs $1,376/mo)

02state income tax

0%

$417/mo less in state tax than Montgomery

vs 5% in Montgomery

03after rent

$5,668/mo

$873 less than Montgomery

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

04a house here

$565k

167% more expensive than Montgomery

vs $212k in Montgomery

05metro size

6.2M

vs 385k in Montgomery

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

272

pleasant days a year, in miami.

Montgomery only logs 181 pleasant days.

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

77/100

75% higher than Montgomery

vs 44/100 in Montgomery

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

·walk score®

97/100

59% higher than Montgomery

vs 61/100 in Montgomery

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

167

5467% more than Montgomery

vs 3 nonstops in Montgomery

04 · see also

neighbors of miami on the map of tradeoffs:

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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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