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Richmond, VA cityscape

if you left daytona beach

Richmond

va · metro 1.4M

photo: K / pexels

a dispatch from

richmond

VA

37.54°N

77.43°W

Richmond is one of the only major U.S. cities with class IV whitewater rapids running right through downtown. The James River's Belle Isle is a public park where people sunbathe on boulders mid-river. The Fan and Carytown neighborhoods are full of murals, vintage shops, and porches built for sitting. The food scene leans creative, the beer scene leans plentiful, and VCU keeps the arts energy buzzing.

metro1.4M

01 · the verdict

the verdict

$386

the monthly cost of moving past Daytona Beach

Richmond runs a little pricier than Daytona Beach. The case has to be about something other than rent.
landable, recorded on the richmond entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,691/mo

5% cheaper than Daytona Beach(vs $1,784/mo)

02state income tax

5.75%

$479/mo more in state tax than Daytona Beach

vs 0% in Daytona Beach

03after rent

$6,163/mo

$386 less than Daytona Beach

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

04a house here

$394k

19% more expensive than Daytona Beach

vs $331k in Daytona Beach

05metro size

1.4M

vs 722k in Daytona Beach

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

172

pleasant days a year, in richmond.

Daytona Beach edges ahead with 212 pleasant days.

4.1× the events of Daytona Beach, and the calendar shows it.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

65/100

3% higher than Daytona Beach

vs 63/100 in Daytona Beach

Closest outdoor draw: Maggie L. Walker, 0.7 mi.

·walk score®

69/100

12% lower than Daytona Beach

vs 78/100 in Daytona Beach

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

19

850% more than Daytona Beach

vs 2 nonstops in Daytona Beach

04 · see also

neighbors of richmond on the map of tradeoffs: