$100k a year, no longer in Los Angeles
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
less monthly outlay than Los Angeles
Daytona Beach runs on a fraction of Los Angeles's budget. Same paycheck, real lifestyle upgrade.
a quick ledger.
$1,784/mo
38% cheaper than Los Angeles(vs $2,899/mo)
0%
$775/mo less in state tax than Los Angeles
vs 9.3% in Los Angeles
$6,549/mo
$1,890 more than Los Angeles
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$331k
68% cheaper than Los Angeles
vs $1029k in Los Angeles
722k
vs 12.8M in Los Angeles
field notes, weather & such.
212
pleasant days a year, in daytona beach.
Los Angeles has the edge here, logging 283 pleasant days a year.
But the calendar thins out: Los Angeles stays 24.9× busier.
63/100
6% lower than Los Angeles
vs 67/100 in Los Angeles
Closest outdoor draw: Bulow Creek State Park, 9.6 mi.
78/100
19% lower than Los Angeles
vs 96/100 in Los Angeles
2
99% fewer than Los Angeles
vs 150 nonstops in Los Angeles
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