on $100k a year, leaving Oxnard

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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

$1,986

under Oxnard, every month

Daytona Beach sits well below Oxnard on cost. Same paycheck, a noticeably lighter month.
landable, recorded on the daytona beach entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,784/mo

40% cheaper than Oxnard(vs $2,995/mo)

02state income tax

0%

$775/mo less in state tax than Oxnard

vs 9.3% in Oxnard

03after rent

$6,549/mo

$1,986 more than Oxnard

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

04a house here

$331k

64% cheaper than Oxnard

vs $923k in Oxnard

05metro size

722k

vs 830k in Oxnard

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

212

pleasant days a year, in daytona beach.

Oxnard actually gets more: 342 pleasant days a year.

Noticeably quieter than Oxnard. About 42% fewer events on a typical month.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

63/100

15% lower than Oxnard

vs 74/100 in Oxnard

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

·walk score®

78/100

19% lower than Oxnard

vs 96/100 in Oxnard

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

2

0% fewer than Oxnard

vs 0 nonstops in Oxnard

04 · see also

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