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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

$6

below Nashville's monthly cost

Cost barely budges between Daytona Beach and Nashville. Pick this one for the texture of the days, not the math.
landable, recorded on the daytona beach entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,784/mo

0% more expensive than Nashville(vs $1,790/mo)

02state income tax

0%

vs 0% in Nashville

03after rent

$6,549/mo

$6 more than Nashville

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

04a house here

$331k

28% cheaper than Nashville

vs $461k in Nashville

05metro size

722k

vs 2.1M in Nashville

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

212

pleasant days a year, in daytona beach.

Nashville only manages 173 of those.

Lighter on events: Nashville packs 20.2× more into a month.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

63/100

13% higher than Nashville

vs 56/100 in Nashville

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

·walk score®

78/100

19% lower than Nashville

vs 96/100 in Nashville

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

2

96% fewer than Nashville

vs 47 nonstops in Nashville

04 · see also

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