01 · the cities
Miami
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.
full dispatch→El Paso
El Paso has the Franklin Mountains running right through the middle of the city (which is rare), with hiking trails inside city limits and the desert wide open just past the suburbs. The Mexican food is exceptional in ways that the rest of Texas doesn't quite match (it's true regional border food). Ciudad Juarez is literally next door across the Rio Grande. The light at sunset is unreal.
full dispatch→02 · the money
Median rent
Median rent
$2,665/mo
$1,473/mo
$1,192/mo less than Miami (81%)
Median home price
Median home price
$565k
$231k
$333k less than Miami
State income tax
State income tax
0%
0%
Gross left after rent
Gross left after rent
$5,668/mo
$6,860/mo
El Paso has $1,192/mo more gross after rent at $100k
Gross left after rent reflects state income tax but not federal, based on $100k salary. Enter your salary to find your ideal city.
03 · the weather
Pleasant days/yr
Pleasant days/yr
272 days
222 days
50 fewer than Miami
Extreme heat days
Extreme heat days
0 days
60 days
days above 95°F per year
Extreme cold days
Extreme cold days
0 days
1 days
days below 20°F per year
El Paso has 60 more days above 95°F each year than Miami.
04 · the life
OutdoorScore
OutdoorScore
77 / 100
65 / 100
12.0 pts behind Miami
Nonstop flights
Nonstop flights
167 routes
13 routes
154 fewer direct routes than Miami
Metro size
Metro size
6.2M metro
872k metro
Miami has 32.9x more events per month than El Paso.
the verdict
4
Miami
categories won
3
El Paso
categories won
Miami wins on weather and lifestyle. El Paso has the edge on money.
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