on $100k a year, leaving Salt Lake City

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Daytona Beach, FL cityscape

swapping out of salt lake city

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

$211

below Salt Lake City's monthly cost

The gap is real. Daytona Beach costs noticeably less than Salt Lake City, every month.
landable, recorded on the daytona beach entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,784/mo

11% more expensive than Salt Lake City(vs $1,608/mo)

02state income tax

0%

$387/mo less in state tax than Salt Lake City

vs 4.65% in Salt Lake City

03after rent

$6,549/mo

$211 more than Salt Lake City

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

04a house here

$331k

43% cheaper than Salt Lake City

vs $584k in Salt Lake City

05metro size

722k

vs 1.3M in Salt Lake City

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

212

pleasant days a year, in daytona beach.

Salt Lake City only logs 168 pleasant days.

Lighter on events: Salt Lake City packs 4.4× more into a month.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

63/100

19% lower than Salt Lake City

vs 78/100 in Salt Lake City

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

·walk score®

78/100

2% lower than Salt Lake City

vs 80/100 in Salt Lake City

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

2

98% fewer than Salt Lake City

vs 90 nonstops in Salt Lake City

04 · see also

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