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As someone who has lived on the beach, downtown, midtown and south Miami I can offer perspective here. For the Downtown and Brickell neighborhoods they are now really crowded with cars and people. If you need to leave those area of town it will be a pain to try and get out. The pros of the areas is that grocery stores, restaurants etc are very walkable. The Grove and Coral Gables are just as nice as Brickell and Downtown. Frankly just as much traffic as well however a more "homey" feel if you will versus Downtown and Brickell. You will have less college kids in the area and more established neighbors (unlike the Miami F*ck boys that live in Brickell even the ones that have money but have the annoying attitude) Cons are that you are not in Brickell and you may have to drive more. South Miami is not walkable traffic is just as bad as anywhere else and more suburban. Living on the beach sounds great until your parking garage floods. The flooding is bad in Miami in general but really bad on the beach. If you need to leave the beach to get the airport or other areas of town the traffic is worse getting off of the beach (depending which part of the beach you live in). South of Fifth is more relaxed and you will have tourists but they are a bit more calmed down than the tourists on Ocean above Fifth. The beach in general is more community feel but be prepared to take 45 mins to get off the island at peak times of traffic. Things are very walkable in the beach. Also not sure if you have lived in Miami before but be prepared that you will need to speak a solid amount of Spanish. A lot of people who moved from out of state were surprised at the amount of Spanish spoken and some complained about that. If you plan on buying a condo given the building that collapsed at Surfside Miami is cracking down on building code violations. Now special assessment fees and HOAs are just as high or higher than your mortgage. Also a lot of insurance companies pulled out of Florida because of flooding. Property taxes are higher in general in FL but Miami is very high. Single family or townhomes prices are high and depending on where you are buying you are really paying for the lot not the house.
If you wfh beach is way better
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I would recommend looking at Midtown and Edgewater. They are really vibrant and walkable neighborhoods, but slightly skew slightly older (late 20s to mid 30s) so no crazy college kids in the street at all hours.
Why do you like brickell?
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Coral Gables. Downtown. Coconut Grove. Miami Beach. North Miami Beach. Wynwood. And many suburbs :)
What kind of job?
Salaries here are often lower than other cities. Rent in Brickell will be high but if you prefer city vibe it's good :)
South beach is super nice and a locals vibe, and pretty quick commute to Bickel (traffic goes the opposite way). Lots of restaurants, stores, workout spots walking distance. I’d say about same price range but it’s just nice to get away from the city after work. Really depends on your lifestyle and priorities.
Check out Key Biscayne as well…
Not on that salary
Brickell is nice. Idk where your office is but maybe look for something closer to metro mover or metro rail. I absolutely love Brickell key, but make sure you have a nice landlord and that the building is well kept. I’ve had multiple people tell me that their landlords do proper maintenance and stuff. Look on Facebook for building recos. I see those posts all the time on the Brickell downtown Facebook groups.
That's a good amount.
I have worked in construction for many years and I can say real state prices here are ridiculous (rent or buy) But since you said yes already find places close to the Matrorail (a little tinny train that runs 20 stations and never works at 100%, sign for Miami Dade transit alerts and you will know what I am talking about). Neighborhoods close the trains are kind of nice, safe and clean, you can park at the stations for just 123 dollars per month.
Now South Beach, if you have to work downtown prepare yourself to get up early, a 15 minutes trip can take over an hour during rush hour, ah let's don't forget things get worse during music festivals, art Basel (banana for 125k) and so on. In the the Miami Beach case I will go north (if you don't have to work in downtown)
If you have kids good luck finding good schools in Miami Dade (Amazon turned Miami down as HQ over its lack of good schools and transportation) the closest place with good schools is West Palm Beach
Good luck and welcome to the capital of the scan,
Two tips never ever ever pay gas at the pump and if you hear the words ACERE, or QUE BOLA, more than three times around you (my boss a (marines vet) learned this the hard way) you are in the wrong place, caring a gun here is more than OK
I almost forget since the collapse of the building in Surfside home insurance went to the sky so if you are buying ask how old is the property.
The amount you mentioned is probably decent considering the current cost of living. Brickell is generally a nice area but commuting, the prices of goods and services, and the flooding are factors that need to be considered. I'm not a homeowner, but based on what I've heard, I'd say Kendall, Pinecrest, some areas in Coral Gables, and maybe South Miami.