with $100k coming in, swapping out of Ann Arbor
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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.
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below Ann Arbor's monthly cost
Toledo is the kind of cheap that changes the math. Same salary, a different life on the other side.
a quick ledger.
$1,197/mo
43% cheaper than Ann Arbor(vs $2,082/mo)
3.99%
$22/mo less in state tax than Ann Arbor
vs 4.25% in Ann Arbor
$6,804/mo
$907 more than Ann Arbor
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$196k
54% cheaper than Ann Arbor
vs $429k in Ann Arbor
600k
vs 366k in Ann Arbor
field notes, weather & such.
159
pleasant days a year, in toledo.
Ann Arbor only manages 154 of those.
Nights and weekends fill up faster. 1.8× more on the calendar than Ann Arbor.
55/100
2% lower than Ann Arbor
vs 56/100 in Ann Arbor
Closest outdoor draw: Maumee Bay State Park, 10 mi.
57/100
41% lower than Ann Arbor
vs 97/100 in Ann Arbor
4
97% fewer than Ann Arbor
vs 135 nonstops in Ann Arbor
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