$100k salary, packing up from Tampa
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 Tampa's monthly cost
The gap is real. Daytona Beach costs noticeably less than Tampa, every month.
a quick ledger.
$1,784/mo
11% cheaper than Tampa(vs $1,996/mo)
0%
vs 0% in Tampa
$6,549/mo
$212 more than Tampa
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$331k
11% cheaper than Tampa
vs $374k in Tampa
722k
vs 3.3M in Tampa
field notes, weather & such.
212
pleasant days a year, in daytona beach.
Tampa edges ahead with 243 pleasant days.
But the calendar thins out: Tampa stays 3.4× busier.
63/100
2% higher than Tampa
vs 62/100 in Tampa
Closest outdoor draw: Bulow Creek State Park, 9.6 mi.
78/100
15% lower than Tampa
vs 92/100 in Tampa
2
97% fewer than Tampa
vs 68 nonstops in Tampa
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