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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

$429

below Duluth's monthly cost

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

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,784/mo

14% more expensive than Duluth(vs $1,559/mo)

02state income tax

0%

$654/mo less in state tax than Duluth

vs 7.85% in Duluth

03after rent

$6,549/mo

$429 more than Duluth

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

04a house here

$331k

31% more expensive than Duluth

vs $252k in Duluth

05metro size

722k

vs 282k in Duluth

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

212

pleasant days a year, in daytona beach.

Duluth barely cracks 132 pleasant ones.

Noticeably quieter than Duluth. About 53% fewer events on a typical month.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

63/100

14% lower than Duluth

vs 73/100 in Duluth

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

·walk score®

78/100

152% higher than Duluth

vs 31/100 in Duluth

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

2

50% fewer than Duluth

vs 4 nonstops in Duluth

04 · see also

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