$100k salary, packing up from Colorado Springs

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Daytona Beach, FL cityscape

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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

$315

below Colorado Springs's monthly cost

The gap is real. Daytona Beach costs noticeably less than Colorado Springs, every month.
landable, recorded on the daytona beach entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,784/mo

3% more expensive than Colorado Springs(vs $1,733/mo)

02state income tax

0%

$367/mo less in state tax than Colorado Springs

vs 4.4% in Colorado Springs

03after rent

$6,549/mo

$315 more than Colorado Springs

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

04a house here

$331k

29% cheaper than Colorado Springs

vs $463k in Colorado Springs

05metro size

722k

vs 769k in Colorado Springs

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

212

pleasant days a year, in daytona beach.

Colorado Springs keeps to 184 pleasant days a year.

Noticeably quieter than Colorado Springs. About 67% fewer events on a typical month.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

63/100

11% lower than Colorado Springs

vs 71/100 in Colorado Springs

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

·walk score®

78/100

2% lower than Colorado Springs

vs 80/100 in Colorado Springs

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

2

82% fewer than Colorado Springs

vs 11 nonstops in Colorado Springs

04 · see also

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