same $100k income, fresh start from Toledo
changea dispatch from
cincinnati
OH
39.10°N
84.51°W
Cincinnati is chili served on spaghetti (Skyline and Gold Star will fight you about which is better), German heritage in Over-the-Rhine's beer halls, and a riverfront that looks straight across at Kentucky. OTR's brick warehouses have become one of the best urban revitalizations in the country. The Reds play in baseball's oldest professional city. Pronounce it correctly and the locals warm up fast.
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pricier each month than Toledo
Cincinnati runs a little pricier than Toledo. The case has to be about something other than rent.
a quick ledger.
$1,549/mo
29% more expensive than Toledo(vs $1,197/mo)
3.99%
vs 3.99% in Toledo
$6,452/mo
$352 less than Toledo
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$316k
61% more expensive than Toledo
vs $196k in Toledo
2.3M
vs 600k in Toledo
field notes, weather & such.
162
pleasant days a year, in cincinnati.
Toledo barely cracks 159 pleasant ones.
Nights and weekends fill up faster. 3.5× more on the calendar than Toledo.
72/100
31% higher than Toledo
vs 55/100 in Toledo
Closest outdoor draw: East Fork State Park, 22.8 mi.
96/100
68% higher than Toledo
vs 57/100 in Toledo
47
1075% more than Toledo
vs 4 nonstops in Toledo
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