with $100k coming in, swapping out of Clarksville

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Virginia Beach, VA cityscape

swapping out of clarksville

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

$961

more expensive each month than Clarksville

A real premium for Virginia Beach. Worth it only if the city itself is the whole point.
landable, recorded on the virginia beach entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,819/mo

36% more expensive than Clarksville(vs $1,337/mo)

02state income tax

5.75%

$479/mo more in state tax than Clarksville

vs 0% in Clarksville

03after rent

$6,035/mo

$961 less than Clarksville

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

04a house here

$375k

28% more expensive than Clarksville

vs $294k in Clarksville

05metro size

1.8M

vs 337k in Clarksville

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

211

pleasant days a year, in virginia beach.

Clarksville only manages 173 of those.

15.0× the events of Clarksville, and the calendar shows it.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

57/100

12% higher than Clarksville

vs 51/100 in Clarksville

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

·walk score®

88/100

6% higher than Clarksville

vs 83/100 in Clarksville

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

17

64% fewer than Clarksville

vs 47 nonstops in Clarksville

04 · see also

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