same $100k income, fresh start from Jacksonville
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
more expensive each month than Jacksonville
Almost a wash on cost. The case for Daytona Beach is about what you'd do there, not what you'd save.
a quick ledger.
$1,784/mo
6% more expensive than Jacksonville(vs $1,679/mo)
0%
vs 0% in Jacksonville
$6,549/mo
$105 less than Jacksonville
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$331k
8% cheaper than Jacksonville
vs $358k in Jacksonville
722k
vs 1.7M in Jacksonville
field notes, weather & such.
212
pleasant days a year, in daytona beach.
Jacksonville barely cracks 198 pleasant ones.
Jacksonville hosts 3.7× more events.
63/100
2% lower than Jacksonville
vs 64/100 in Jacksonville
Closest outdoor draw: Bulow Creek State Park, 9.6 mi.
78/100
16% lower than Jacksonville
vs 93/100 in Jacksonville
2
92% fewer than Jacksonville
vs 26 nonstops in Jacksonville
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