on $100k a year, leaving Albany

change
Daytona Beach, FL cityscape

instead of albany

Daytona Beach

fl · metro 722k

a dispatch from

daytona beach

FL

29.21°N

81.02°W

Daytona Beach has hard-packed sand you can actually drive your car on (yes, on the beach, it's a tradition). The Daytona 500 brings NASCAR to town every February and shakes the whole city awake. Bike Week is its own beast. Outside of the events, it's a quieter Florida beach town than its reputation suggests, with affordable oceanfront and the Halifax River making the geography interesting.

metro722k

01 · the verdict

the verdict

$346

under Albany, every month

Daytona Beach gives you room Albany doesn't. Same gross salary, lower monthly cost of living.
landable, recorded on the daytona beach entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,784/mo

9% more expensive than Albany(vs $1,643/mo)

02state income tax

0%

$487/mo less in state tax than Albany

vs 5.85% in Albany

03after rent

$6,549/mo

$346 more than Albany

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

04a house here

$331k

8% cheaper than Albany

vs $361k in Albany

05metro size

722k

vs 905k in Albany

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

212

pleasant days a year, in daytona beach.

Albany keeps to 147 pleasant days a year.

Albany hosts 1.9× more events.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

63/100

12% lower than Albany

vs 72/100 in Albany

Closest outdoor draw: Bulow Creek State Park, 9.6 mi.

·walk score®

78/100

14% lower than Albany

vs 91/100 in Albany

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

2

89% fewer than Albany

vs 19 nonstops in Albany

04 · see also

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