$100k salary, packing up from Indianapolis
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
the monthly cost of moving past Indianapolis
A small premium for Daytona Beach. Worth it only if the rest of the city earns it back.
a quick ledger.
$1,784/mo
18% more expensive than Indianapolis(vs $1,511/mo)
0%
$250/mo less in state tax than Indianapolis
vs 3% in Indianapolis
$6,549/mo
$23 less than Indianapolis
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$331k
12% more expensive than Indianapolis
vs $296k in Indianapolis
722k
vs 2.1M in Indianapolis
field notes, weather & such.
212
pleasant days a year, in daytona beach.
Indianapolis keeps to 174 pleasant days a year.
But the calendar thins out: Indianapolis stays 6.4× busier.
63/100
2% higher than Indianapolis
vs 62/100 in Indianapolis
Closest outdoor draw: Bulow Creek State Park, 9.6 mi.
78/100
21% lower than Indianapolis
vs 99/100 in Indianapolis
2
94% fewer than Indianapolis
vs 35 nonstops in Indianapolis
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