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Virginia Beach, VA cityscape

next stop after shreveport

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

$740

the monthly premium over Shreveport

Virginia Beach runs a little pricier than Shreveport. 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

39% more expensive than Shreveport(vs $1,308/mo)

02state income tax

5.75%

$229/mo more in state tax than Shreveport

vs 3% in Shreveport

03after rent

$6,035/mo

$740 less than Shreveport

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

04a house here

$375k

113% more expensive than Shreveport

vs $176k in Shreveport

05metro size

1.8M

vs 383k in Shreveport

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

211

pleasant days a year, in virginia beach.

Shreveport barely cracks 159 pleasant ones.

2900% more happening than in Shreveport.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

57/100

2% higher than Shreveport

vs 56/100 in Shreveport

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

·walk score®

88/100

73% higher than Shreveport

vs 51/100 in Shreveport

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

17

240% more than Shreveport

vs 5 nonstops in Shreveport

04 · see also

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