$100k salary, packing up from Raleigh
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
below Raleigh's monthly cost
The gap is real. Daytona Beach costs noticeably less than Raleigh, every month.
a quick ledger.
$1,784/mo
7% more expensive than Raleigh(vs $1,663/mo)
0%
$375/mo less in state tax than Raleigh
vs 4.5% in Raleigh
$6,549/mo
$254 more than Raleigh
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$331k
25% cheaper than Raleigh
vs $440k in Raleigh
722k
vs 1.5M in Raleigh
field notes, weather & such.
212
pleasant days a year, in daytona beach.
Raleigh only logs 201 pleasant days.
Noticeably quieter than Raleigh. About 70% fewer events on a typical month.
63/100
9% higher than Raleigh
vs 58/100 in Raleigh
Closest outdoor draw: Bulow Creek State Park, 9.6 mi.
78/100
20% lower than Raleigh
vs 97/100 in Raleigh
2
95% fewer than Raleigh
vs 39 nonstops in Raleigh
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