on $100k a year, leaving Toledo

change
Orlando, FL cityscape

from toledo

Orlando

fl · metro 2.8M

a dispatch from

orlando

FL

28.54°N

81.38°W

Orlando is theme parks plus lake-dotted residential neighborhoods, a surprisingly good food scene, and one of the fastest-growing tech hubs in the south. Winter Park is a charming brick-street pocket of art and brunch. The summer afternoon thunderstorms roll in at 3pm like clockwork. There's a swamp boardwalk within 15 minutes of wherever you are.

metro2.8M

01 · the verdict

the verdict

$408

more each month than Toledo ran you

Orlando runs a little pricier than Toledo. The case has to be about something other than rent.
landable, recorded on the orlando entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,937/mo

62% more expensive than Toledo(vs $1,197/mo)

02state income tax

0%

$332/mo less in state tax than Toledo

vs 3.99% in Toledo

03after rent

$6,396/mo

$408 less than Toledo

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

04a house here

$402k

105% more expensive than Toledo

vs $196k in Toledo

05metro size

2.8M

vs 600k in Toledo

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

216

pleasant days a year, in orlando.

Toledo barely cracks 159 pleasant ones.

A month here packs 6.2× the events of Toledo.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

62/100

13% higher than Toledo

vs 55/100 in Toledo

Closest outdoor draw: Wekiwa Springs State Park, 18.4 mi.

·walk score®

97/100

70% higher than Toledo

vs 57/100 in Toledo

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

146

3550% more than Toledo

vs 4 nonstops in Toledo

04 · see also

if orlando appeals, also worth a look: