on $100k a year, leaving York
changea 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.
the verdict
more each month than York ran you
You'd pay for Virginia Beach. The question is whether the days are worth the difference.
a quick ledger.
$1,819/mo
34% more expensive than York(vs $1,361/mo)
5.75%
$223/mo more in state tax than York
vs 3.07% in York
$6,035/mo
$682 less than York
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$375k
21% more expensive than York
vs $310k in York
1.8M
vs 465k in York
field notes, weather & such.
211
pleasant days a year, in virginia beach.
York only manages 159 of those.
2900% more happening than in York.
57/100
11% lower than York
vs 64/100 in York
Closest outdoor draw: First Landing State Park, 4.7 mi.
88/100
5% lower than York
vs 93/100 in York
17
42% more than York
vs 12 nonstops in York
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