Falmouth, Maine VS Miami,Florida? Please advise?

Hello everyone, i have job offers from two different companies.

One is in Falmouth, Maine and the other is in Miami, FL.

I need advice from all of you, which one should i choose.

Points to note,

#1.i am married so no partying for me.

#2.weather? cant stand too cold. I ran away from Virginia.

#3. I want some place cheap, i wanna save money.I dont wanna pay $5000 rent for one bedroom apartment .



All you from Falmouth ME , how is life? slow?is it beautiful?

All you from Miami, FL...what do you guys say?

plz plz plz seriously help and advise , i need to make up my mind and tell my employers very soon. pay is almost the same.

any advice would be monumentally appreciated.Falmouth, Maine VS Miami,Florida? Please advise?
i live in portland maine--about 5 miles south of falmouth

to answer your points:

#1--falmouth maine is MUCH more family friendly than miami-you dont have to party but portland is very lively--many restaurants, museams, art galleries and all that stuff

#2--weather is cold in winter but beautiful every other time (still beautiful in winter by the way)--its quite sunny even in winter

#3--rent/owning is way cheaper then miami BUT heating oil is through the roof right now (people are paying hundreds of dollars every month just to heat their homes)..in miami you pay for air conditioning



other points:

---maines coast is as dramatic as it gets, falmouth is situated in southern maine (known for sandy beaches where as upper coast is the famous rugged coastline)..the islands that dot the shoreline just add to the scenery--floridas coast(and the rest of the state) is VERY monotonous to the point of being boring

---if safety is a factor, crime is practically non-existant in the portland-falmouth area, literally...there are NO ghettos, literally..that is not the case in miami

---life is "slow" but not boring...portland is known as a "small town with a big city feel'--the area is very lively but very relaxed--you'll feel like you're on vacation everyday( the states nickname is "Vacationland")---traffic and congestion are non-existant, the only time you might need to wait in traffic is when the bridge gets raised for boats to pass--thats not a bad thing...in falmouth you'll go to sleep at nigth to foghorns, you know what you'll go to sleep to in miami

--maines landscape is so diverse--look to the east there is the ocean, look to the west there are the mountins--camp in the fall and summer, ski/snowboard in the winter....



---is falmouth beautiful??? word cant describe it...



--i can go on and on about the many ways maine beats miami, the only way miami beats maine is that it is not cold but i couldnt handle the heat and humidity of miami anyway...just take up skiingFalmouth, Maine VS Miami,Florida? Please advise?
I have to agree with the other respondants. There is no comparison, and Falmouth wins hands down over Miami. That area of Maine is astonishingly beautiful, and the people are fantastic. In Miami you'll constantly be moving from frigid air conditioned buildings/homes/cars to muggy, hot, humid, polluted, crime-ridden outdoors and back again. And, since the cost of living is lower in Falmouth and the pay is the same, you'll be able to save enough to take a winter vacation in the Caribbean. So opt for Falmouth, buy a down jacket, down duvets for the beds, good mittens and learn to enjoy the winter!Falmouth, Maine VS Miami,Florida? Please advise?
There really is not too much to compare. 2 different areas completely opposite. Falmouth is way smaller then Miami and cold, different night life, it is not clustered with people like Miami, not much serious crime and it is colder then Va. in the winter. I personally would take the slower paced life in Maine because I am not a city person. If you are used to the fast paced city life then go to Miami because it surely isn't in Maine.