on $100k a year, leaving Dayton

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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

$131

pricier each month than Dayton

Daytona Beach edges out a little pricier. Close enough that the decision rides on the days, not the dollars.
landable, recorded on the daytona beach entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,784/mo

35% more expensive than Dayton(vs $1,321/mo)

02state income tax

0%

$332/mo less in state tax than Dayton

vs 3.99% in Dayton

03after rent

$6,549/mo

$131 less than Dayton

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

04a house here

$331k

138% more expensive than Dayton

vs $139k in Dayton

05metro size

722k

vs 808k in Dayton

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

212

pleasant days a year, in daytona beach.

Dayton keeps to 171 pleasant days a year.

About as much going on as in Dayton.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

63/100

2% higher than Dayton

vs 62/100 in Dayton

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

·walk score®

78/100

12% lower than Dayton

vs 89/100 in Dayton

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

2

87% fewer than Dayton

vs 16 nonstops in Dayton

04 · see also

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