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Virginia Beach, VA cityscape

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Virginia Beach

va · metro 1.8M

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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

$580

more each month than Mobile ran you

Virginia Beach runs a little pricier than Mobile. 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

40% more expensive than Mobile(vs $1,302/mo)

02state income tax

5.75%

$63/mo more in state tax than Mobile

vs 5% in Mobile

03after rent

$6,035/mo

$580 less than Mobile

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

04a house here

$375k

94% more expensive than Mobile

vs $194k in Mobile

05metro size

1.8M

vs 412k in Mobile

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

211

pleasant days a year, in virginia beach.

Mobile edges ahead with 225 pleasant days.

A similar weekend lineup to Mobile.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

57/100

3% lower than Mobile

vs 59/100 in Mobile

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

·walk score®

88/100

28% higher than Mobile

vs 69/100 in Mobile

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

17

240% more than Mobile

vs 5 nonstops in Mobile

04 · see also

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