$100k salary, packing up from Santa Maria
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
under Santa Maria, every month
Move to Daytona Beach and the monthly math gets easier. Santa Maria's rent is the headline; Daytona Beach's is a footnote.
a quick ledger.
$1,784/mo
47% cheaper than Santa Maria(vs $3,352/mo)
0%
$775/mo less in state tax than Santa Maria
vs 9.3% in Santa Maria
$6,549/mo
$2,343 more than Santa Maria
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$331k
69% cheaper than Santa Maria
vs $1059k in Santa Maria
722k
vs 441k in Santa Maria
field notes, weather & such.
212
pleasant days a year, in daytona beach.
Santa Maria has the edge here, logging 337 pleasant days a year.
63/100
7% higher than Santa Maria
vs 59/100 in Santa Maria
Closest outdoor draw: Bulow Creek State Park, 9.6 mi.
78/100
10% lower than Santa Maria
vs 87/100 in Santa Maria
2
0% fewer than Santa Maria
vs 2 nonstops in Santa Maria
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