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Virginia Beach, VA cityscape

swapping out of cincinnati

Virginia Beach

va · metro 1.8M

photo: K / pexels

a dispatch from

virginia beach

VA

36.85°N

75.98°W

Virginia Beach is a three-mile boardwalk, a giant Neptune statue keeping watch, and Atlantic surf that's warm in August and gentle in September. The military presence (Navy and Air Force) gives the city a structured, welcoming feel. False Cape and Back Bay nature areas are wild marshland just south of the high-rises. October on the boardwalk might be the prettiest month on the East Coast.

metro1.8M

01 · the verdict

the verdict

$417

more each month than Cincinnati ran you

Virginia Beach runs a little pricier than Cincinnati. The case has to be about something other than rent.
landable, recorded on the virginia beach entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,819/mo

17% more expensive than Cincinnati(vs $1,549/mo)

02state income tax

5.75%

$147/mo more in state tax than Cincinnati

vs 3.99% in Cincinnati

03after rent

$6,035/mo

$417 less than Cincinnati

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

04a house here

$375k

19% more expensive than Cincinnati

vs $316k in Cincinnati

05metro size

1.8M

vs 2.3M in Cincinnati

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

211

pleasant days a year, in virginia beach.

Cincinnati barely cracks 162 pleasant ones.

Noticeably quieter than Cincinnati. About 66% fewer events on a typical month.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

57/100

21% lower than Cincinnati

vs 72/100 in Cincinnati

Closest outdoor draw: First Landing State Park, 4.7 mi.

·walk score®

88/100

8% lower than Cincinnati

vs 96/100 in Cincinnati

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

17

64% fewer than Cincinnati

vs 47 nonstops in Cincinnati

04 · see also

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