$100k a year, no longer in Reading
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
the monthly cost of moving past Reading
Almost a wash on cost. The case for Daytona Beach is about what you'd do there, not what you'd save.
a quick ledger.
$1,784/mo
21% more expensive than Reading(vs $1,478/mo)
0%
$256/mo less in state tax than Reading
vs 3.07% in Reading
$6,549/mo
$51 less than Reading
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$331k
6% more expensive than Reading
vs $311k in Reading
722k
vs 433k in Reading
field notes, weather & such.
212
pleasant days a year, in daytona beach.
Reading barely cracks 157 pleasant ones.
But the calendar thins out: Reading stays 2.1× busier.
63/100
3% lower than Reading
vs 65/100 in Reading
Closest outdoor draw: Bulow Creek State Park, 9.6 mi.
78/100
8% lower than Reading
vs 85/100 in Reading
2
0% fewer than Reading
vs 0 nonstops in Reading
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