on $100k a year, leaving Daytona Beach

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Dallas, TX cityscape

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Dallas

tx · metro 8.1M

a dispatch from

dallas

TX

32.78°N

96.80°W

Dallas is Stetsons next to skyscrapers, Tex-Mex with queso flowing freely, and a barbecue scene that quietly competes with Austin's. The arts district downtown is enormous and free to wander, while Bishop Arts and Deep Ellum bring the indie energy. Football is its own religion (high school, college, and Cowboys all year round). The bigness is real, and the city wears it well.

metro8.1M

01 · the verdict

the verdict

$137

under Daytona Beach, every month

Cost barely budges between Dallas and Daytona Beach. Pick this one for the texture of the days, not the math.
landable, recorded on the dallas entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,647/mo

8% cheaper than Daytona Beach(vs $1,784/mo)

02state income tax

0%

vs 0% in Daytona Beach

03after rent

$6,686/mo

$137 more than Daytona Beach

gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.

04a house here

$367k

11% more expensive than Daytona Beach

vs $331k in Daytona Beach

05metro size

8.1M

vs 722k in Daytona Beach

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

171

pleasant days a year, in dallas.

Daytona Beach gets 212 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine. Summers run hot, though: 40 days above 95° vs Daytona Beach's 11.

A real upgrade on things to do: 31.4× Daytona Beach's pace.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

57/100

10% lower than Daytona Beach

vs 63/100 in Daytona Beach

Closest outdoor draw: Cedar Hill State Park, 16.2 mi.

·walk score®

93/100

19% higher than Daytona Beach

vs 78/100 in Daytona Beach

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

190

9400% more than Daytona Beach

vs 2 nonstops in Daytona Beach

04 · see also

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