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Dayton, OH cityscape

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Dayton

oh · metro 808k

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01 · the verdict

the verdict

$615

under Myrtle Beach, every month

Dayton is the easier version of your monthly budget. Lower rent, lighter monthly outlay.
landable, recorded on the dayton entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,321/mo

24% cheaper than Myrtle Beach(vs $1,727/mo)

02state income tax

3.99%

$209/mo less in state tax than Myrtle Beach

vs 6.5% in Myrtle Beach

03after rent

$6,680/mo

$615 more than Myrtle Beach

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

04a house here

$139k

62% cheaper than Myrtle Beach

vs $361k in Myrtle Beach

05metro size

808k

vs 397k in Myrtle Beach

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

171

pleasant days a year, in dayton.

Myrtle Beach edges ahead with 249 pleasant days. A real winter, not a brutal one: 34 days under 20°, vs 0 in Myrtle Beach.

But the calendar thins out: Myrtle Beach stays 1.6× busier.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

62/100

7% higher than Myrtle Beach

vs 58/100 in Myrtle Beach

Closest outdoor draw: Sycamore State Park, 9.9 mi.

·walk score®

89/100

62% higher than Myrtle Beach

vs 55/100 in Myrtle Beach

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

16

30% fewer than Myrtle Beach

vs 23 nonstops in Myrtle Beach

04 · see also

in the same ballpark as dayton:

see also

akron

$62/mo cheaper

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see also

toledo

$124/mo cheaper

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see also

buffalo

better park access

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compare dayton with:

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