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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

$308

less monthly outlay than Greenville

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

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,784/mo

15% more expensive than Greenville(vs $1,551/mo)

02state income tax

0%

$542/mo less in state tax than Greenville

vs 6.5% in Greenville

03after rent

$6,549/mo

$308 more than Greenville

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

04a house here

$331k

6% more expensive than Greenville

vs $311k in Greenville

05metro size

722k

vs 975k in Greenville

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

212

pleasant days a year, in daytona beach.

Greenville only logs 202 pleasant days.

36% fewer events than Greenville. The pace eases up.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

63/100

9% lower than Greenville

vs 69/100 in Greenville

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

·walk score®

78/100

7% lower than Greenville

vs 84/100 in Greenville

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

2

90% fewer than Greenville

vs 20 nonstops in Greenville

04 · see also

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