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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

$646

pricier each month than Tucson

Virginia Beach runs a little pricier than Tucson. 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

26% more expensive than Tucson(vs $1,444/mo)

02state income tax

5.75%

$271/mo more in state tax than Tucson

vs 2.5% in Tucson

03after rent

$6,035/mo

$646 less than Tucson

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

04a house here

$375k

6% more expensive than Tucson

vs $352k in Tucson

05metro size

1.8M

vs 1.1M in Tucson

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

211

pleasant days a year, in virginia beach.

Tucson barely cracks 202 pleasant ones.

On par with Tucson for events and shows.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

57/100

14% lower than Tucson

vs 66/100 in Tucson

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

·walk score®

88/100

31% higher than Tucson

vs 67/100 in Tucson

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

17

6% more than Tucson

vs 16 nonstops in Tucson

04 · see also

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