on $100k a year, leaving Birmingham
changea 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.
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below Birmingham's monthly cost
Toledo gives you room Birmingham doesn't. Same gross salary, lower monthly cost of living.
a quick ledger.
$1,197/mo
15% cheaper than Birmingham(vs $1,407/mo)
3.99%
$84/mo less in state tax than Birmingham
vs 5% in Birmingham
$6,804/mo
$294 more than Birmingham
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$196k
25% cheaper than Birmingham
vs $261k in Birmingham
600k
vs 1.2M in Birmingham
field notes, weather & such.
159
pleasant days a year, in toledo.
Birmingham gets 171 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine. A real winter, not a brutal one: 38 days under 20°, vs 4 in Birmingham.
72% fewer events than Birmingham. The pace eases up.
55/100
10% lower than Birmingham
vs 61/100 in Birmingham
Closest outdoor draw: Maumee Bay State Park, 10 mi.
57/100
28% lower than Birmingham
vs 79/100 in Birmingham
4
80% fewer than Birmingham
vs 20 nonstops in Birmingham
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