with $100k coming in, swapping out of Boston
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
below Boston's monthly cost
Move to Daytona Beach and the monthly math gets easier. Boston's rent is the headline; Daytona Beach's is a footnote.
a quick ledger.
$1,784/mo
43% cheaper than Boston(vs $3,145/mo)
0%
$417/mo less in state tax than Boston
vs 5% in Boston
$6,549/mo
$1,777 more than Boston
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$331k
57% cheaper than Boston
vs $771k in Boston
722k
vs 4.9M in Boston
field notes, weather & such.
212
pleasant days a year, in daytona beach.
Boston barely cracks 160 pleasant ones.
Boston hosts 12.0× more events.
63/100
11% lower than Boston
vs 71/100 in Boston
Closest outdoor draw: Bulow Creek State Park, 9.6 mi.
78/100
20% lower than Boston
vs 98/100 in Boston
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98% fewer than Boston
vs 103 nonstops in Boston
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