with $100k coming in, swapping out of Daytona Beach
changea dispatch from
gainesville
FL
29.65°N
82.32°W
Gainesville is the University of Florida, the Gators, and a college town with serious natural assets: 30+ named springs within an hour's drive, including Ginnie, Devil's Den, and Ichetucknee for tubing. The food scene is solid and cheap (it's still a college town), and downtown's grown up with breweries and music venues. Surrounded by oak forests and prairie. Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers got their start here.
in our guides
the verdict
lighter monthly cost than Daytona Beach
Money-wise it's a wash. The case for Gainesville is everything that isn't rent.
a quick ledger.
$1,645/mo
8% cheaper than Daytona Beach(vs $1,784/mo)
0%
vs 0% in Daytona Beach
$6,688/mo
$139 more than Daytona Beach
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$317k
4% cheaper than Daytona Beach
vs $331k in Daytona Beach
350k
vs 722k in Daytona Beach
field notes, weather & such.
206
pleasant days a year, in gainesville.
Daytona Beach gets 212 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine.
Daytona Beach hosts 4.7× more events.
63/100
0% lower than Daytona Beach
vs 63/100 in Daytona Beach
Closest outdoor draw: Ocala National Forest, 29.5 mi.
91/100
17% higher than Daytona Beach
vs 78/100 in Daytona Beach
5
150% more than Daytona Beach
vs 2 nonstops in Daytona Beach
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