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→Spokane
Spokane is eastern Washington's anchor city, very different from Seattle: drier, sunnier, with the Spokane River tumbling through downtown in actual waterfalls. Riverfront Park (built for the 1974 World's Fair) is the city's living room. Bing Crosby was born here. Mt. Spokane and Coeur d'Alene Lake are nearby. The Bloomsday run every May draws around 40,000 people. Affordable and outdoorsy.
full dispatch→02 · the money
Median rent
Median rent
$2,665/mo
$1,520/mo
$1,145/mo less than Miami (75%)
Median home price
Median home price
$565k
$420k
$144k less than Miami
State income tax
State income tax
0%
0%
Gross left after rent
Gross left after rent
$5,668/mo
$6,813/mo
Spokane has $1,145/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
164 days
108 fewer than Miami
Extreme heat days
Extreme heat days
0 days
6 days
days above 95°F per year
Extreme cold days
Extreme cold days
0 days
34 days
days below 20°F per year
Spokane has 6 more days above 95°F each year than Miami. Spokane drops below 20°F on 34 more days per year than Miami.
04 · the life
OutdoorScore
OutdoorScore
77 / 100
81 / 100
4.0 pts ahead of Miami
Nonstop flights
Nonstop flights
167 routes
10 routes
157 fewer direct routes than Miami
Metro size
Metro size
6.2M metro
600k metro
Miami has 26.6x more events per month than Spokane.
the verdict
4
Miami
categories won
4
Spokane
categories won
Miami wins on weather, Spokane wins on money. Dead even.
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