$100k a year, no longer in Allentown

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Toledo, OH cityscape

swapping out of allentown

Toledo

oh · metro 600k

a dispatch from

toledo

OH

41.66°N

83.56°W

Toledo is the Glass City, with a long history of glassmaking (Owens-Illinois, Libbey, Pilkington), and the Toledo Museum of Art's glass pavilion is genuinely world-class and free. The Mud Hens (yes, Klinger's team) play minor league ball downtown. Sitting between Detroit and Cleveland on Lake Erie, Toledo has serious walleye fishing and a real lake-town pace. Cheaper than its bigger neighbors.

metro600k

01 · the verdict

the verdict

$535

under Allentown, every month

Toledo is the easier version of your monthly budget. Lower rent, lighter monthly outlay.
landable, recorded on the toledo entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,197/mo

34% cheaper than Allentown(vs $1,809/mo)

02state income tax

3.99%

$77/mo more in state tax than Allentown

vs 3.07% in Allentown

03after rent

$6,804/mo

$535 more than Allentown

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

04a house here

$196k

45% cheaper than Allentown

vs $359k in Allentown

05metro size

600k

vs 874k in Allentown

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

159

pleasant days a year, in toledo.

Allentown only logs 157 pleasant days.

Comparable to Allentown for events and concerts.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

55/100

25% lower than Allentown

vs 73/100 in Allentown

Closest outdoor draw: Maumee Bay State Park, 10 mi.

·walk score®

57/100

34% lower than Allentown

vs 86/100 in Allentown

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

4

56% fewer than Allentown

vs 9 nonstops in Allentown

04 · see also

in the same ballpark as toledo:

compare toledo with: