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→Toledo
Toledo is the Glass City, with a long history of glassmaking (Owens-Illinois, Libbey, Pilkington), and the Toledo Museum of Art's glass pavilion is genuinely world-class and free. The Mud Hens (yes, Klinger's team) play minor league ball downtown. Sitting between Detroit and Cleveland on Lake Erie, Toledo has serious walleye fishing and a real lake-town pace. Cheaper than its bigger neighbors.
full dispatch→02 · the money
Median rent
Median rent
$2,665/mo
$1,197/mo
$1,468/mo less than Miami (123%)
Median home price
Median home price
$565k
$196k
$368k less than Miami
State income tax
State income tax
0%
4.0%
Gross left after rent
Gross left after rent
$5,668/mo
$6,804/mo
Toledo has $1,136/mo more gross after rent at $100k
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03 · the weather
Pleasant days/yr
Pleasant days/yr
272 days
159 days
113 fewer than Miami
Extreme heat days
Extreme heat days
0 days
0 days
days above 95°F per year
Extreme cold days
Extreme cold days
0 days
38 days
days below 20°F per year
Toledo drops below 20°F on 38 more days per year than Miami.
04 · the life
OutdoorScore
OutdoorScore
77 / 100
55 / 100
22.0 pts behind Miami
Nonstop flights
Nonstop flights
167 routes
4 routes
163 fewer direct routes than Miami
Metro size
Metro size
6.2M metro
600k metro
Miami has 39.4x more events per month than Toledo.
the verdict
5
Miami
categories won
3
Toledo
categories won
Miami wins on weather and lifestyle. Toledo has the edge on money.
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