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→Eugene
Eugene is Track Town USA (Hayward Field is the spiritual home of American distance running), the University of Oregon, and a hippie-academic-outdoorsy culture that's been here since the '60s and isn't going anywhere. The Willamette and McKenzie rivers meet just outside town. Saturday Market downtown has been running for over 50 years. Coffee and craft beer are taken seriously. Misty in winter, glorious in summer.
full dispatch→02 · the money
Median rent
Median rent
$2,665/mo
$1,799/mo
$866/mo less than Miami (48%)
Median home price
Median home price
$565k
$456k
$109k less than Miami
State income tax
State income tax
0%
8.8%
Gross left after rent
Gross left after rent
$5,668/mo
$5,805/mo
Eugene has $137/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
206 days
66 fewer than Miami
Extreme heat days
Extreme heat days
0 days
2 days
days above 95°F per year
Extreme cold days
Extreme cold days
0 days
1 days
days below 20°F per year
Miami edges ahead on pleasant days, but both cities have comparable comfort overall.
04 · the life
OutdoorScore
OutdoorScore
77 / 100
75 / 100
2.0 pts behind Miami
Nonstop flights
Nonstop flights
167 routes
9 routes
158 fewer direct routes than Miami
Metro size
Metro size
6.2M metro
381k metro
Miami has 36.5x more events per month than Eugene.
the verdict
4
Miami
categories won
3
Eugene
categories won
Miami wins on weather and lifestyle. Eugene has the edge on money.
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