on $100k a year, leaving Winston-Salem

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Daytona Beach, FL cityscape

swapping out of winston-salem

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

$99

lighter monthly cost than Winston-Salem

Cost barely budges between Daytona Beach and Winston-Salem. Pick this one for the texture of the days, not the math.
landable, recorded on the daytona beach entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,784/mo

18% more expensive than Winston-Salem(vs $1,508/mo)

02state income tax

0%

$375/mo less in state tax than Winston-Salem

vs 4.5% in Winston-Salem

03after rent

$6,549/mo

$99 more than Winston-Salem

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

04a house here

$331k

17% more expensive than Winston-Salem

vs $283k in Winston-Salem

05metro size

722k

vs 696k in Winston-Salem

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

212

pleasant days a year, in daytona beach.

Winston-Salem keeps to 186 pleasant days a year.

·outdoorscore

63/100

17% higher than Winston-Salem

vs 54/100 in Winston-Salem

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

·walk score®

78/100

10% higher than Winston-Salem

vs 71/100 in Winston-Salem

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

2

0% fewer than Winston-Salem

vs 0 nonstops in Winston-Salem

04 · see also

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