with $100k coming in, swapping out of Birmingham
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
cheaper each month than Birmingham
Cost barely budges between Daytona Beach and Birmingham. Pick this one for the texture of the days, not the math.
a quick ledger.
$1,784/mo
27% more expensive than Birmingham(vs $1,407/mo)
0%
$417/mo less in state tax than Birmingham
vs 5% in Birmingham
$6,549/mo
$39 more than Birmingham
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$331k
27% more expensive than Birmingham
vs $261k in Birmingham
722k
vs 1.2M in Birmingham
field notes, weather & such.
212
pleasant days a year, in daytona beach.
Birmingham barely cracks 171 pleasant ones.
Birmingham hosts 6.4× more events.
63/100
3% higher than Birmingham
vs 61/100 in Birmingham
Closest outdoor draw: Bulow Creek State Park, 9.6 mi.
78/100
1% lower than Birmingham
vs 79/100 in Birmingham
2
90% fewer than Birmingham
vs 20 nonstops in Birmingham
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