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Virginia Beach, VA cityscape

if you left naples

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

$421

below Naples's monthly cost

You'd feel the difference in Virginia Beach. Not life-changing money, but real breathing room next to Naples.
landable, recorded on the virginia beach entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,819/mo

33% cheaper than Naples(vs $2,719/mo)

02state income tax

5.75%

$479/mo more in state tax than Naples

vs 0% in Naples

03after rent

$6,035/mo

$421 more than Naples

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

04a house here

$375k

45% cheaper than Naples

vs $679k in Naples

05metro size

1.8M

vs 404k in Naples

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

211

pleasant days a year, in virginia beach.

Naples edges ahead with 261 pleasant days.

·outdoorscore

57/100

2% lower than Naples

vs 58/100 in Naples

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

·walk score®

88/100

9% higher than Naples

vs 81/100 in Naples

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

17

50% fewer than Naples

vs 34 nonstops in Naples

04 · see also

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