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→Montgomery
Montgomery is civil rights ground zero: Rosa Parks' bus, the start of the Selma march, Dr. King's Dexter Avenue church. The Legacy Museum and the National Memorial for Peace and Justice (the lynching memorial) are essential and devastating in equal measure. The city is also the Alabama state capital, with the river curving past, and the food and music scenes have grown up in the last decade. Heavy and beautiful.
full dispatch→02 · the money
Median rent
Median rent
$2,665/mo
$1,376/mo
$1,289/mo less than Miami (94%)
Median home price
Median home price
$565k
$212k
$353k less than Miami
State income tax
State income tax
0%
5.0%
Gross left after rent
Gross left after rent
$5,668/mo
$6,541/mo
Montgomery has $873/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
181 days
91 fewer than Miami
Extreme heat days
Extreme heat days
0 days
29 days
days above 95°F per year
Extreme cold days
Extreme cold days
0 days
1 days
days below 20°F per year
Montgomery has 29 more days above 95°F each year than Miami.
04 · the life
OutdoorScore
OutdoorScore
77 / 100
44 / 100
33.0 pts behind Miami
Nonstop flights
Nonstop flights
167 routes
3 routes
164 fewer direct routes than Miami
Metro size
Metro size
6.2M metro
385k metro
Miami has 30.8x more events per month than Montgomery.
the verdict
5
Miami
categories won
3
Montgomery
categories won
Miami wins on weather and lifestyle. Montgomery has the edge on money.
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