$100k salary, packing up from Atlanta
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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 Atlanta's monthly cost
The gap is real. Toledo costs noticeably less than Atlanta, every month.
a quick ledger.
$1,197/mo
34% cheaper than Atlanta(vs $1,814/mo)
3.99%
$125/mo less in state tax than Atlanta
vs 5.49% in Atlanta
$6,804/mo
$742 more than Atlanta
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$196k
49% cheaper than Atlanta
vs $386k in Atlanta
600k
vs 6.3M in Atlanta
field notes, weather & such.
159
pleasant days a year, in toledo.
Atlanta edges ahead with 204 pleasant days. A real winter, not a brutal one: 38 days under 20°, vs 2 in Atlanta.
90% fewer events than Atlanta. The pace eases up.
55/100
18% lower than Atlanta
vs 67/100 in Atlanta
Closest outdoor draw: Maumee Bay State Park, 10 mi.
57/100
39% lower than Atlanta
vs 93/100 in Atlanta
4
98% fewer than Atlanta
vs 217 nonstops in Atlanta
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