with $100k coming in, swapping out of Lafayette
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 Lafayette
You'd pay for Daytona Beach. The question is whether the days are worth the difference.
a quick ledger.
$1,784/mo
34% more expensive than Lafayette(vs $1,332/mo)
0%
$250/mo less in state tax than Lafayette
vs 3% in Lafayette
$6,549/mo
$202 less than Lafayette
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$331k
65% more expensive than Lafayette
vs $200k in Lafayette
722k
vs 414k in Lafayette
field notes, weather & such.
212
pleasant days a year, in daytona beach.
Lafayette keeps to 211 pleasant days a year.
A month here packs 2.8× the events of Lafayette.
63/100
47% higher than Lafayette
vs 43/100 in Lafayette
Closest outdoor draw: Bulow Creek State Park, 9.6 mi.
78/100
8% lower than Lafayette
vs 85/100 in Lafayette
2
33% fewer than Lafayette
vs 3 nonstops in Lafayette
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