About 27,268 people moved from the New York area to the Miami area in 2022–23, per IRS data. The New York median home ($794,224) is below Miami's ($918,457), and 14 of 25 well-sampled Miami neighborhoods sell at or under it. State income tax goes from 4%–10.9% to 0%.
Data verified October 11, 2026. Reviewed by Chris Harris, REALTOR® (Real Broker, LLC). Chris connects movers with licensed agents in their destination market.
New York to Miami is one of the most high-profile US relocation paths. Florida's 0% state income tax compared to New York's 10.9% (plus NYC's additional 3.876% city tax for residents) is the primary financial driver. Miami's home prices have risen substantially and now rival New York's in some neighborhoods — Brickell and South Beach compare to Manhattan — but outer neighborhoods and suburbs remain significantly more affordable.
How many people move from New York to Miami?
IRS address changes on tax returns show about 27,268 people in 17,217 households moved from the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area to the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL metro area between the 2022 and 2023 filing years. About 12,572 moved in the opposite direction, so the Miami side gained roughly 8,121 households on net. Of the 205,642 households that left the New York metro for another U.S. metro, Miami ranked number 1.
Source: IRS Statistics of Income, U.S. Population Migration Data, 2022–2023, county-to-county outflows summed to metro areas. The IRS suppresses county pairs with fewer than 20 returns, so these totals are a floor.
What a New York budget buys in Miami
The Miami median ($918,457) is $124,233 above the New York median ($794,224), so the same budget buys less. Spend the full $794,224 instead and 14 of the 25 Miami neighborhoods we track with at least 5 recent sales have a median at or below it. The closest to that budget: Golden Pines ($712,752), Midtown Miami ($677,264), Wynwood-Edgewater ($677,264), Park West ($644,776). At 10% down and 7%, a $918,457 Miami home runs about $7,107 a month with taxes and insurance, against about $6,126 for a $794,224 New York home.
Neighborhoods closest to the Miami median:
| Neighborhood | Median sale price | Homes sold (3 mo.) |
|---|---|---|
| Upper Eastside | $964,914 | 66 |
| Shenandoah | $862,700 | 39 |
| Coral Way | $852,204 | 181 |
For the lowest entry price, the most affordable well-sampled Miami neighborhoods are Dadeland ($361,232), West End ($370,000), Miami Central Business District ($414,856).
Prices: New York Zillow Home Value Index 2025; Miami Redfin, Jan–Jun 2026. Neighborhood medians and sale counts: Redfin rolling three-month windows, Jan–Jun 2026; neighborhoods with fewer than 5 sales are left out.
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Income and property taxes: New York vs Florida
| New York, NY | Miami, FL | |
|---|---|---|
| State income tax | 4%–10.9% (graduated; NYC residents add up to 3.876% city tax) | 0% (no state income tax) |
| Effective property tax | 0.85% | 0.88% |
| Property tax on the median home, per year | $6,751 | $8,082 |
On each city’s median home, property tax works out to about $6,751 a year in New York and $8,082 in Miami. Miami’s rate is higher, so the tax bill shrinks less than the price does.
Income tax: Tax Foundation 2024 state rates. Property tax: Census American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates, median taxes paid divided by median home value, city level.
Miami neighborhoods to start with
Matched to New York: the lifestyle tags most common among New York neighborhoods in our data are walkable, urban, suburban. The Miami neighborhoods that share them most are Miami Central Business District ($414,856), Central North Miami ($499,826), Downtown Miami ($579,898).
| Neighborhood | Median | Sales (3 mo.) | School rating | Character |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dadeland | $361,232 | 54 | – | up-and-coming, mixed |
| Norland | $459,900 | 53 | – | up-and-coming, mixed |
| Carol City | $513,000 | 107 | – | up-and-coming, mixed |
| Park West | $644,776 | 39 | – | family, suburban |
| Golden Pines | $712,752 | 48 | – | walkable, mixed |
| Upper Eastside | $964,914 | 66 | – | upscale, gated |
| Bayshore | $1,649,326 | 34 | – | ultra-luxury, executive |
| Southwest Coconut Grove | $2,214,230 | 57 | – | ultra-luxury, executive |
Miami’s citywide crime grade is C (FBI UCR 2025); the FBI does not publish it by neighborhood. School ratings appear only where one is on file. See every Miami neighborhood on the Miami neighborhoods page.
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Sources. Migration: IRS SOI U.S. Population Migration Data 2022–2023. Home prices: Zillow Home Value Index 2025 (New York), Redfin, Jan–Jun 2026 (Miami). Neighborhoods: Redfin Jan–Jun 2026. Property tax: Census ACS 2023. Income tax: Tax Foundation 2024. Crime: FBI UCR 2025. Verified October 11, 2026. More corridors in the relocation guides.