with $100k coming in, swapping out of Fort Wayne
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
pricier each month than Fort Wayne
Daytona Beach runs a little pricier than Fort Wayne. The case has to be about something other than rent.
a quick ledger.
$1,784/mo
50% more expensive than Fort Wayne(vs $1,187/mo)
0%
$250/mo less in state tax than Fort Wayne
vs 3% in Fort Wayne
$6,549/mo
$347 less than Fort Wayne
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$331k
30% more expensive than Fort Wayne
vs $254k in Fort Wayne
722k
vs 458k in Fort Wayne
field notes, weather & such.
212
pleasant days a year, in daytona beach.
Fort Wayne barely cracks 161 pleasant ones.
But the calendar thins out: Fort Wayne stays 1.5× busier.
63/100
37% higher than Fort Wayne
vs 46/100 in Fort Wayne
Closest outdoor draw: Bulow Creek State Park, 9.6 mi.
78/100
13% lower than Fort Wayne
vs 90/100 in Fort Wayne
2
80% fewer than Fort Wayne
vs 10 nonstops in Fort Wayne
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