Ill chime back in. I went to HS at Miami Beach Sr High and lived in miami beach all but my sr yr of HS.
Bottom line miami chix are the absolute hottest.. the thing is the level on intellect is way limited. Chix in NYC are hot as well but quite a notch down but they tend to be more successful. If you want a pure trophy wife miami is probably a better fit, if you want a reasonably hot chick with a brain NYC has more of these.
Now both cities have a little bit of both of the other types but this is an accurate generalization.
Ill be in miami at the end of Jan visiting my folks.. should be a great time!
It is a great city!
FWIW getting back to the whole miami is poor thing, the public schools are beyond terrible (I have tons of stories) but I believe 1/3 of the city lives at or below the national poverty line.. Not a good thing....
Oh and as far as housing prices much of that has been run up by foreigners. NYC (renters market) and LA are much more expensive even when adjusted for income.
IIRC only 4% of people in LA can afford the "Median" home price while in miami it is closer to 15-20%