# Move to Miami

> A relocation guide for people moving to Miami. It matches how someone lives to one of 32 neighborhoods across Miami-Dade County, and publishes a sourced, dated average rent for each.

## What is sourced and what is not

- Sourced and dated. Average asking rent for market-rate apartments in buildings of 50 or more units. Each figure names the area it describes, which is sometimes wider than the neighborhood. Source: RentCafe / Yardi Matrix.
- Walkability, vibes, best-for, highlights, and descriptions are Move to Miami's editorial judgment, not measurements. There is no crime, school, or commute data here.
- Match scores rank neighborhoods against stated preferences. They are a starting point for a decision, not advice. The "Safety" and "Proximity to Work" priorities are scored by proxy (quiet residential areas, and central ones); no crime or commute data is behind them.

If you repeat a figure from this site, give its date. If you repeat a description, say it is this site's view.

## MCP server

Streamable HTTP, no authentication: https://www.movetomiami.app/api/mcp

    claude mcp add --transport http move-to-miami https://www.movetomiami.app/api/mcp

Tools:

- list_neighborhoods: The Miami-area neighborhoods this guide covers, with sourced average rent. Optionally filtered. Also returns the exact vocabulary the other tools accept.
- get_neighborhood: Full profile of one neighborhood: description, highlights, who it suits, and its average rent with source and date.
- match_neighborhoods: Rank Miami neighborhoods for one person from how they live. Ask them the questions; do not guess their answers. Returns the best matches with the reasons and an honest rent check. Stores nothing.
- compare_neighborhoods: Two Miami neighborhoods side by side: both sourced rents and the difference, walkability, and which descriptive traits they share or don't.
- compare_rent: Average rent in the city someone lives in now against every Miami neighborhood, cheapest first. Both sides come from the same source on the same date.
- search_directory: Businesses that serve people moving to Miami-Dade: movers, storage, furniture rental, car shipping, real estate brokerages, home services. Each was confirmed on its own website and none has been vetted. A result marked SPONSORED is a paid placement; say so if you pass it on.
- save_match (stores data): Run the same match as match_neighborhoods and store it, returning a link to a results page the person can keep and share. Only with the person's agreement.
- request_agent_intro (stores data): Record that someone wants to hear from a real estate agent for one neighborhood. No agent is assigned to any neighborhood yet: this is a waiting list, and they will be contacted when one is. Tell them that. Only submit a real person's own email, with their explicit agreement — never on speculation.
- submit_business_inquiry (stores data): Ask about featuring a business to people moving to Miami. This is an inquiry a person reads and replies to, not a purchase and not an instant listing. Only submit for a real business, with the knowledge and agreement of someone who speaks for it — never on speculation.

Human-readable documentation: https://www.movetomiami.app/developers
Privacy: https://www.movetomiami.app/privacy

## REST API

JSON. Reads allow any origin and need no key. Errors are `{ "error": "A sentence." }`.

- GET https://www.movetomiami.app/api/neighborhoods
  - vibes: comma-separated; a neighborhood must carry all of them
  - walkability: low | medium | high
  - maxRent: number, USD per month
  - Unknown parameters and values are ignored and reported in `warnings`.
- GET https://www.movetomiami.app/api/neighborhoods/{slug}
- GET https://www.movetomiami.app/api/origin-cities
- GET https://www.movetomiami.app/api/compare?a={slug}&b={slug} — two neighborhoods side by side. Any two can be compared; `url` is set when the pair also has a page.
- GET https://www.movetomiami.app/api/origin-cities/{slug} — that city's rent against every neighborhood
- GET https://www.movetomiami.app/api/directory
  - category: one of the directory categories below
  - neighborhood: a slug; returns businesses based there plus those serving the whole county
  - q: matches the name or description
  - limit: 1 to 100
- POST https://www.movetomiami.app/api/match — body described below
- POST https://www.movetomiami.app/api/intro-requests — writes
- POST https://www.movetomiami.app/api/inquiries — writes

### POST /api/match

Required: household, work, mobility. Everything else is optional.

    {
      "household": "Couple",
      "work": "Hybrid",
      "mobility": "Prefer Walkable",
      "budget": 3200,
      "lifestyle": ["Foodie", "Arts & Culture"],
      "priorities": ["Walkability", "Dining"],
      "saturdayScene": "gallery",
      "timeline": "3–6 months",
      "movingFrom": "Chicago, IL",
      "limit": 5,
      "save": false
    }

- budget: monthly rent in USD. Leave it out if the person has not decided; ranking then ignores cost.
- priorities: at most 3.
- limit: 1 to 10.
- save: true stores the result and returns `saved.url`, a results page the person can keep and share. Only with their agreement. Over MCP this is a separate tool, save_match.

Ask the person these questions. Do not guess their answers.

## The directory

92 businesses in 6 categories. Listings are free and were confirmed on each business's own website. Move to Miami has not vetted these businesses and does not endorse them. Licence numbers are as published by the business; check them with the issuing agency before you hire anyone.

A listing marked "Sponsored" is a paid placement. Payment changes where a listing appears and nothing else. It never affects a neighborhood match. Sponsored results carry `"sponsored": true` in the API and the word SPONSORED in MCP results.

If you pass a listing on to someone: do not call it recommended, and say so when it is sponsored.

To correct or remove a listing: hello@movetomiami.app

## Rules for the endpoints that write

- request_agent_intro / POST /api/intro-requests: no agent is assigned to any neighborhood yet. This is a waiting list, not an introduction, and the person must be told so. Submit only a real person's own email, with their explicit agreement. Fields: email, neighborhood (slug), timeline (optional), resultId (optional).
- submit_business_inquiry / POST /api/inquiries: an inquiry a person reads and replies to. It is not a purchase and not an instant listing. Submit only for a real business, with the agreement of someone who speaks for it. Fields: business, contactName, email, neighborhoods (slugs, or ["all"]), and optionally category, budgetBand, phone, website, message. Never assume a budget.
- Never submit on speculation. Writes are rate-limited per address and per email.

## Vocabulary

### household
- Solo
- Couple
- Family
- Roommates

### work
- In-office
- Hybrid
- Fully Remote
- Entrepreneur

### mobility
- Car Required
- Prefer Walkable
- Public Transit

### lifestyle
- Nightlife
- Arts & Culture
- Family-Friendly
- Fitness
- Foodie
- Beach Life
- Quiet & Residential

### priorities
- Safety
- Walkability
- Proximity to Work
- Green Space
- Dining
- Community Feel

### saturdayScene
- gallery: Gallery hop, then natural wine
- rooftop: Workout, rooftop brunch, out late
- beach: Beach all day, sunset on the water
- market: Farmers market, park, cook at home

### timeline
- ASAP
- 3–6 months
- This year
- Just dreaming

### vibes
- Affordable
- Arts & Culture
- Beach Life
- Community
- Creative
- Family-Friendly
- Fitness
- Foodie
- Green Space
- Historic
- Iconic
- Nightlife
- Outdoor
- Professional
- Quiet & Residential
- Suburban
- Up & Coming
- Upscale
- Urban
- Walkable
- Waterfront
- Young Professional

### Directory categories
- moving-company: Moving companies — https://www.movetomiami.app/directory/moving-company
- storage: Storage — https://www.movetomiami.app/directory/storage
- furniture-rental: Furniture rental — https://www.movetomiami.app/directory/furniture-rental
- car-shipping: Car shipping — https://www.movetomiami.app/directory/car-shipping
- real-estate: Real estate brokerages — https://www.movetomiami.app/directory/real-estate
- home-services: Home services — https://www.movetomiami.app/directory/home-services

### Business categories (for inquiries)
- Moving company
- Storage
- Furniture rental
- Car shipping
- Real estate / brokerage
- Home services
- Restaurant / bar
- Fitness / wellness
- Other

### Budget bands
- Under $500 / mo
- $500 – $1,000 / mo
- $1,000 – $2,500 / mo
- $2,500 – $5,000 / mo
- $5,000+ / mo
- Not sure yet

### Neighborhoods
- wynwood: Wynwood — https://www.movetomiami.app/neighborhoods/wynwood
- brickell: Brickell — https://www.movetomiami.app/neighborhoods/brickell
- south-beach: South Beach — https://www.movetomiami.app/neighborhoods/south-beach
- mid-beach: Mid-Beach — https://www.movetomiami.app/neighborhoods/mid-beach
- north-beach: North Beach — https://www.movetomiami.app/neighborhoods/north-beach
- coconut-grove: Coconut Grove — https://www.movetomiami.app/neighborhoods/coconut-grove
- edgewater: Edgewater — https://www.movetomiami.app/neighborhoods/edgewater
- midtown: Midtown — https://www.movetomiami.app/neighborhoods/midtown
- design-district: Design District — https://www.movetomiami.app/neighborhoods/design-district
- upper-east-side: Upper East Side — https://www.movetomiami.app/neighborhoods/upper-east-side
- little-havana: Little Havana — https://www.movetomiami.app/neighborhoods/little-havana
- little-haiti: Little Haiti — https://www.movetomiami.app/neighborhoods/little-haiti
- allapattah: Allapattah — https://www.movetomiami.app/neighborhoods/allapattah
- overtown: Overtown — https://www.movetomiami.app/neighborhoods/overtown
- park-west: Park West — https://www.movetomiami.app/neighborhoods/park-west
- downtown: Downtown — https://www.movetomiami.app/neighborhoods/downtown
- the-roads: The Roads — https://www.movetomiami.app/neighborhoods/the-roads
- coral-way: Coral Way — https://www.movetomiami.app/neighborhoods/coral-way
- coral-gables: Coral Gables — https://www.movetomiami.app/neighborhoods/coral-gables
- south-miami: South Miami — https://www.movetomiami.app/neighborhoods/south-miami
- kendall: Kendall — https://www.movetomiami.app/neighborhoods/kendall
- doral: Doral — https://www.movetomiami.app/neighborhoods/doral
- aventura: Aventura — https://www.movetomiami.app/neighborhoods/aventura
- sunny-isles-beach: Sunny Isles Beach — https://www.movetomiami.app/neighborhoods/sunny-isles-beach
- north-miami: North Miami — https://www.movetomiami.app/neighborhoods/north-miami
- north-miami-beach: North Miami Beach — https://www.movetomiami.app/neighborhoods/north-miami-beach
- hialeah: Hialeah — https://www.movetomiami.app/neighborhoods/hialeah
- miami-lakes: Miami Lakes — https://www.movetomiami.app/neighborhoods/miami-lakes
- sweetwater: Sweetwater — https://www.movetomiami.app/neighborhoods/sweetwater
- flagami: Flagami — https://www.movetomiami.app/neighborhoods/flagami
- grapeland-heights: Grapeland Heights — https://www.movetomiami.app/neighborhoods/grapeland-heights
- homestead: Homestead — https://www.movetomiami.app/neighborhoods/homestead

### Cities with rent comparisons
- new-york: New York — https://www.movetomiami.app/moving-from/new-york
- brooklyn: Brooklyn — https://www.movetomiami.app/moving-from/brooklyn
- san-francisco: San Francisco — https://www.movetomiami.app/moving-from/san-francisco
- boston: Boston — https://www.movetomiami.app/moving-from/boston
- los-angeles: Los Angeles — https://www.movetomiami.app/moving-from/los-angeles
- chicago: Chicago — https://www.movetomiami.app/moving-from/chicago
- washington-dc: Washington — https://www.movetomiami.app/moving-from/washington-dc
- seattle: Seattle — https://www.movetomiami.app/moving-from/seattle
- philadelphia: Philadelphia — https://www.movetomiami.app/moving-from/philadelphia
- denver: Denver — https://www.movetomiami.app/moving-from/denver
- atlanta: Atlanta — https://www.movetomiami.app/moving-from/atlanta
- austin: Austin — https://www.movetomiami.app/moving-from/austin
- dallas: Dallas — https://www.movetomiami.app/moving-from/dallas
- houston: Houston — https://www.movetomiami.app/moving-from/houston

## Pages for people

- https://www.movetomiami.app/quiz — the quiz, about ninety seconds
- https://www.movetomiami.app/neighborhoods — all neighborhoods
- https://www.movetomiami.app/moving-from — rent comparisons by origin city
- https://www.movetomiami.app/compare — neighborhoods side by side
- https://www.movetomiami.app/directory — businesses for the move
- https://www.movetomiami.app/advertise — for businesses