Miami vs Palm Coast
The short version
- Palm Coast is cheaper overall: prices in its metro run 13% lower than in the Miami area (BEA 2024).
- The median home costs $350,800 in Palm Coast and $518,100 in Miami.
- Households earn more in Palm Coast ($77,350 vs $62,462 median).
- Miami has the warmer winter: January highs of 74°F vs 68°F.
- Palm Coast has more scorching days: 78 a year at 90°F or hotter vs 30.
- Palm Coast is growing faster: +23.2% since 2020 vs +10.8%.
Side by side
| Miami, FL | Palm Coast, FL | |
|---|---|---|
| People | ||
| Population (2025) | 489,812 | 109,886 |
| Growth since 2020 | +10.8% | +23.2% |
| People per square mile | 13,607 | 1,141 |
| Median age | 39.3 | 50.4 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 37% | 30% |
| Money and housing | ||
| Median household income | $62,462 | $77,350 |
| Median home value | $518,100 | $350,800 |
| Home value to income | 8.3× | 4.5× |
| Median rent (with utilities) | $1,758 | $1,782 |
| Metro price level (US = 100) | 114.2 | 99.4 |
| Housing price level (US = 100) | 155.6 | 108.4 |
| $75,000 elsewhere equals | $85,600 | $74,500 |
| Homeowners | 31% | 82% |
| Top state income tax | None | None |
| Combined sales tax | 6.98% | 6.98% |
| Work and commute | ||
| Average commute (minutes) | 27.3 | 27.0 |
| Work from home | 16% | 17% |
| Take public transit | 7% | 0% |
| Unemployment (2020-24 avg) | 5.2% | 4.5% |
| Poverty rate | 19.4% | 10.6% |
| Weather | ||
| January high / low | 74° / 61° | 68° / 47° |
| July high / low | 88° / 78° | 91° / 74° |
| Precipitation per year | 57 in | 50 in |
| Snowfall per year | 0 in | 0 in |
| Days 90°F or hotter | 30 | 78 |
| Nights below freezing | 0 | 4 |
| Comfortable months | 6 | 8 |
| Risks, air and home prices | ||
| Natural hazard risk (FEMA, county) | Very High | Relatively Moderate |
| FEMA risk score (lower is safer) | 99.6 | 82.8 |
| Good air days, 2025 | 53% | 81% |
| Home prices, past year | +1.3% | -0.2% |
| Home prices, past 5 years | +67.7% | +38.6% |
Highlighted cells are the better value where "better" is clear (lower prices, higher income, shorter commutes). Sources: Census Bureau 2025 estimates and ACS 2020-2024, BEA 2024, NOAA 1991-2020, Tax Foundation 2026.
Weather, month by month
Most comfortable months: Miami: November to April. Palm Coast: October to May.
Full monthly tables: Miami weather by month and Palm Coast weather by month.
What $75,000 is worth
A $75,000 salary in an average-priced US city buys about the same as $85,600 in Miami and $74,500 in Palm Coast. Moving from Miami to Palm Coast, you would need about $65,300 to match a $75,000 salary.
Moving between Miami and Palm Coast
IRS county-to-county migration, 2022 to 2023 tax years, for the counties that contain each city. See where else people move from Miami and Palm Coast.
Which would you pick?
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