on $100k a year, leaving Green Bay

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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

$654

pricier each month than Green Bay

Virginia Beach costs meaningfully more. Whether it earns that back in the day-to-day is the actual question.
landable, recorded on the virginia beach entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,819/mo

62% more expensive than Green Bay(vs $1,122/mo)

02state income tax

5.75%

$43/mo less in state tax than Green Bay

vs 6.27% in Green Bay

03after rent

$6,035/mo

$654 less than Green Bay

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

04a house here

$375k

10% more expensive than Green Bay

vs $340k in Green Bay

05metro size

1.8M

vs 332k in Green Bay

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

211

pleasant days a year, in virginia beach.

Green Bay only manages 146 of those.

400% more happening than in Green Bay.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

57/100

22% lower than Green Bay

vs 73/100 in Green Bay

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

·walk score®

88/100

1% higher than Green Bay

vs 87/100 in Green Bay

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

17

325% more than Green Bay

vs 4 nonstops in Green Bay

04 · see also

neighbors of virginia beach on the map of tradeoffs:

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