same $100k income, fresh start from Portland
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
cheaper each month than Portland
Not a fortune, but real money. Daytona Beach runs cheaper than Portland month over month.
a quick ledger.
$1,784/mo
0% more expensive than Portland(vs $1,781/mo)
0%
$729/mo less in state tax than Portland
vs 8.75% in Portland
$6,549/mo
$726 more than Portland
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$331k
41% cheaper than Portland
vs $562k in Portland
722k
vs 2.5M in Portland
field notes, weather & such.
212
pleasant days a year, in daytona beach.
Portland barely cracks 178 pleasant ones.
But the calendar thins out: Portland stays 8.8× busier.
63/100
28% lower than Portland
vs 87/100 in Portland
Closest outdoor draw: Bulow Creek State Park, 9.6 mi.
78/100
22% lower than Portland
vs 100/100 in Portland
2
96% fewer than Portland
vs 57 nonstops in Portland
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