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Virginia Beach, VA cityscape

swapping out of salt lake city

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

$303

more each month than Salt Lake City ran you

Virginia Beach runs a little pricier than Salt Lake City. 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 Salt Lake City(vs $1,608/mo)

02state income tax

5.75%

$92/mo more in state tax than Salt Lake City

vs 4.65% in Salt Lake City

03after rent

$6,035/mo

$303 less than Salt Lake City

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

04a house here

$375k

36% cheaper than Salt Lake City

vs $584k in Salt Lake City

05metro size

1.8M

vs 1.3M in Salt Lake City

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

211

pleasant days a year, in virginia beach.

Salt Lake City barely cracks 168 pleasant ones.

Lighter on events: Salt Lake City packs 2.1× more into a month.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

57/100

27% lower than Salt Lake City

vs 78/100 in Salt Lake City

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

·walk score®

88/100

10% higher than Salt Lake City

vs 80/100 in Salt Lake City

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

17

81% fewer than Salt Lake City

vs 90 nonstops in Salt Lake City

04 · see also

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