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San Francisco, CA cityscape

swapping out of daytona beach

San Francisco

ca · metro 4.6M

photo: Andrew Whitmore / unsplash

a dispatch from

san francisco

CA

37.77°N

122.42°W

San Francisco is hills, fog, Mission burritos the size of forearms, and pastel Victorians stacked like dominoes. Karl the Fog has his own Instagram, the cable cars are still mechanically pulled by cables running under the street, and the Pacific shows up at the end of every west-bound avenue. The food is wildly good, the views are theatrical, and yes, you'll get cardio just walking to the corner store.

metro4.6M

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01 · the verdict

the verdict

$2,137

pricier each month than Daytona Beach

San Francisco is the expensive option. The argument has to be entirely about the place, not the price.
landable, recorded on the san francisco entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$3,146/mo

76% more expensive than Daytona Beach(vs $1,784/mo)

02state income tax

9.3%

$775/mo more in state tax than Daytona Beach

vs 0% in Daytona Beach

03after rent

$4,412/mo

$2,137 less than Daytona Beach

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

04a house here

$1239k

275% more expensive than Daytona Beach

vs $331k in Daytona Beach

05metro size

4.6M

vs 722k in Daytona Beach

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

312

pleasant days a year, in san francisco.

Daytona Beach only logs 212 pleasant days.

1743% more happening than in Daytona Beach.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

83/100

32% higher than Daytona Beach

vs 63/100 in Daytona Beach

Closest outdoor draw: Golden Gate National Recreation Area, 1.5 mi.

·walk score®

99/100

27% higher than Daytona Beach

vs 78/100 in Daytona Beach

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

111

5450% more than Daytona Beach

vs 2 nonstops in Daytona Beach

04 · see also

if san francisco appeals, also worth a look:

see also

san diego

$256/mo cheaper

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honolulu

$162/mo cheaper

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los angeles

$247/mo cheaper

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