$100k salary, packing up from Seattle
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 Seattle's monthly cost
The gap is real. Daytona Beach costs noticeably less than Seattle, every month.
a quick ledger.
$1,784/mo
19% cheaper than Seattle(vs $2,193/mo)
0%
vs 0% in Seattle
$6,549/mo
$409 more than Seattle
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$331k
58% cheaper than Seattle
vs $791k in Seattle
722k
vs 4.0M in Seattle
field notes, weather & such.
212
pleasant days a year, in daytona beach.
Seattle keeps to 182 pleasant days a year.
But the calendar thins out: Seattle stays 18.1× busier.
63/100
32% lower than Seattle
vs 93/100 in Seattle
Closest outdoor draw: Bulow Creek State Park, 9.6 mi.
78/100
20% lower than Seattle
vs 98/100 in Seattle
2
98% fewer than Seattle
vs 90 nonstops in Seattle
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