Moving from Miami to Sebastian
Miami to Sebastian: $146 more leftover
$1,839/mo leftover in Sebastian vs $1,693 in Miami after tax and rent ($146 more). +$1,752 a year — not a moving-company quote.
Miami leftover
$1,693
a month after tax and rent
Sebastian leftover
$1,839
+$146 vs Miami
Home
Only when you tap. We match the nearest metro and don't keep the coordinates.
Destination
Leftover is not a cost-of-living index. Leftover vs a COL index
Who already made this move
In 2022-2023, 738 households moved Miami → Sebastian (about 1,201 people, average AGI $120,400). 355 households went the other way.
Source: IRS SOI county-to-county migration. Not a moving company; not a recommendation.
| Per month | Miami | Sebastian |
|---|---|---|
| Take-home | $5,975 | $5,343 |
| Rent | $2,073 | $1,551 |
| All other costs | $2,209 | $1,953 |
| Left over | $1,693 | $1,839 |
Leftover is take-home after federal, state and city wage tax, minus asking rent at the bedroom count you set, minus a modelled month of groceries, utilities, healthcare, transport and childcare. It is not a cost-of-living index and not a moving quote. The dollar gap between Miami and Sebastian moves when you change the job, remote versus local pay, or bedrooms. How the math works · Leftover vs a COL index · Why a cheaper COL% can still lose leftover.
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What the move itself costs
About 133 road miles, 1 bedroom. Typical ranges, not quotes.
- Full-service mover
- $1,650–$3,100
- Container or pod
- $1,100–$2,100
- Rent a truck
- $400–$800
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Paycheck
Take-home pay after tax and rent, and what's left at the end of the month.
Who moved
Which metros people actually left and arrived from, according to IRS tax returns.
Rent vs buy
Asking rent, the median home, property tax, and months to a down payment.
Monthly costs
Groceries, getting around, utilities, healthcare and childcare at your household size.
Daily life
Homicide and firearm death rates, heat, cars and commute.
Kids
Public-school enrollment, pupil–teacher ratio, bedrooms and childcare.
Getting there
Typical cost to get here, then leftover after tax and rent — not a moving-company directory.
Questions
Is the cost of living lower in Sebastian than Miami?
A one-bedroom is about $2,073 in Miami versus $1,551 in Sebastian. On a one-adult, one-bedroom household, leftover is about $146 a month higher in Sebastian. Change the job or household on the comparison to see your number.
Does Sebastian have state income tax?
Sebastian is in Florida, which has no state income tax.
Did people actually move from Miami to Sebastian?
When IRS county-to-county data covers this pair, the page lists how many households made the Miami → Sebastian move and their average AGI. Leftover after tax and rent is shown for the same household on both sides.