$100k salary, packing up from Asheville
changea 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.
in our guides
the verdict
less monthly outlay than Asheville
The gap is real. Daytona Beach costs noticeably less than Asheville, every month.
a quick ledger.
$1,784/mo
3% more expensive than Asheville(vs $1,738/mo)
0%
$375/mo less in state tax than Asheville
vs 4.5% in Asheville
$6,549/mo
$329 more than Asheville
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$331k
23% cheaper than Asheville
vs $430k in Asheville
722k
vs 417k in Asheville
field notes, weather & such.
212
pleasant days a year, in daytona beach.
Asheville only manages 201 of those.
Lighter on events: Asheville packs 2.5× more into a month.
63/100
5% lower than Asheville
vs 66/100 in Asheville
Closest outdoor draw: Bulow Creek State Park, 9.6 mi.
78/100
24% higher than Asheville
vs 63/100 in Asheville
2
75% fewer than Asheville
vs 8 nonstops in Asheville
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