on $100k a year, leaving St. Louis
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
lighter monthly cost than St. Louis
A near-tie on cost. What separates Daytona Beach is the life around the numbers.
a quick ledger.
$1,784/mo
26% more expensive than St. Louis(vs $1,411/mo)
0%
$392/mo less in state tax than St. Louis
vs 4.7% in St. Louis
$6,549/mo
$18 more than St. Louis
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$331k
20% more expensive than St. Louis
vs $277k in St. Louis
722k
vs 2.8M in St. Louis
field notes, weather & such.
212
pleasant days a year, in daytona beach.
St. Louis keeps to 174 pleasant days a year.
Noticeably quieter than St. Louis. About 83% fewer events on a typical month.
63/100
7% lower than St. Louis
vs 68/100 in St. Louis
Closest outdoor draw: Bulow Creek State Park, 9.6 mi.
78/100
10% lower than St. Louis
vs 87/100 in St. Louis
2
97% fewer than St. Louis
vs 60 nonstops in St. Louis
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