in our guides
01 · the verdict
the verdict
pricier each month than Gainesville
Barely costlier than Gainesville. If Dayton pulls you in, it's the life it offers, not the price tag.
02 · the money
a quick ledger.
$1,321/mo
20% cheaper than Gainesville(vs $1,645/mo)
3.99%
$333/mo more in state tax than Gainesville
vs 0% in Gainesville
$6,680/mo
$8 less than Gainesville
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$139k
56% cheaper than Gainesville
vs $317k in Gainesville
808k
vs 350k in Gainesville
03 · the life
field notes, weather & such.
171
pleasant days a year, in dayton.
Gainesville gets 206 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine. A real winter, not a brutal one: 34 days under 20°, vs 0 in Gainesville.
A month here packs 4.7× the events of Gainesville.
62/100
2% lower than Gainesville
vs 63/100 in Gainesville
Closest outdoor draw: Sycamore State Park, 9.9 mi.
89/100
2% lower than Gainesville
vs 91/100 in Gainesville
16
220% more than Gainesville
vs 5 nonstops in Gainesville
04 · see also
neighbors of dayton on the map of tradeoffs:
