same $100k income, fresh start from Virginia Beach
changea dispatch from
lakeland
FL
28.04°N
81.95°W
Lakeland has the largest single-site collection of Frank Lloyd Wright architecture in the world, on the Florida Southern College campus (designed in the 1940s, all skylights and copper). The city sits between Tampa and Orlando, with actual swans patrolling its namesake downtown lake (the city even has a swan management program). Publix is headquartered here, which Floridians treat as a point of pride.
the verdict
cheaper each month than Virginia Beach
Not a fortune, but real money. Lakeland runs cheaper than Virginia Beach month over month.
a quick ledger.
$1,834/mo
1% more expensive than Virginia Beach(vs $1,819/mo)
0%
$479/mo less in state tax than Virginia Beach
vs 5.75% in Virginia Beach
$6,499/mo
$464 more than Virginia Beach
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$301k
20% cheaper than Virginia Beach
vs $375k in Virginia Beach
818k
vs 1.8M in Virginia Beach
field notes, weather & such.
206
pleasant days a year, in lakeland.
Virginia Beach has the edge here, logging 211 pleasant days a year.
60% fewer events than Virginia Beach. The pace eases up.
48/100
16% lower than Virginia Beach
vs 57/100 in Virginia Beach
Closest outdoor draw: Alafia River State Park, 23 mi.
66/100
25% lower than Virginia Beach
vs 88/100 in Virginia Beach
68
300% more than Virginia Beach
vs 17 nonstops in Virginia Beach
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