with $100k coming in, swapping out of Fayetteville

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Virginia Beach, VA cityscape

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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

$326

the monthly cost of moving past Fayetteville

Virginia Beach runs a little pricier than Fayetteville. 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

13% more expensive than Fayetteville(vs $1,606/mo)

02state income tax

5.75%

$113/mo more in state tax than Fayetteville

vs 4.4% in Fayetteville

03after rent

$6,035/mo

$326 less than Fayetteville

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

04a house here

$375k

2% more expensive than Fayetteville

vs $367k in Fayetteville

05metro size

1.8M

vs 590k in Fayetteville

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

211

pleasant days a year, in virginia beach.

Fayetteville barely cracks 170 pleasant ones.

Nights and weekends fill up faster. 3.8× more on the calendar than Fayetteville.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

57/100

11% lower than Fayetteville

vs 64/100 in Fayetteville

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

·walk score®

88/100

7% higher than Fayetteville

vs 82/100 in Fayetteville

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

17

21% more than Fayetteville

vs 14 nonstops in Fayetteville

04 · see also

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