on $100k a year, leaving Toledo
changea dispatch from
detroit
MI
42.33°N
83.05°W
Detroit is Motown, techno's birthplace, auto-industry bones, and a comeback story that's actually happening. Coney dogs come with chili and onions, the riverfront looks across at Canada (yes, Canada is south of Detroit), and the murals in Eastern Market could fill an art book. Cass Corridor, Corktown, Mexicantown: every neighborhood feels like its own city. The architecture downtown is genuinely jaw-dropping.
in our guides
the verdict
pricier each month than Toledo
Detroit runs a little pricier than Toledo. The case has to be about something other than rent.
a quick ledger.
$1,472/mo
23% more expensive than Toledo(vs $1,197/mo)
4.25%
$22/mo more in state tax than Toledo
vs 3.99% in Toledo
$6,507/mo
$297 less than Toledo
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$262k
34% more expensive than Toledo
vs $196k in Toledo
4.3M
vs 600k in Toledo
field notes, weather & such.
160
pleasant days a year, in detroit.
Toledo barely cracks 159 pleasant ones.
260% more happening than in Toledo.
47/100
15% lower than Toledo
vs 55/100 in Toledo
Closest outdoor draw: Seven Lakes State Park, 46 mi.
99/100
74% higher than Toledo
vs 57/100 in Toledo
135
3275% more than Toledo
vs 4 nonstops in Toledo
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