$100k a year, no longer in Boise
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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under Boise, every month
Toledo is the easier version of your monthly budget. Lower rent, lighter monthly outlay.
a quick ledger.
$1,197/mo
33% cheaper than Boise(vs $1,794/mo)
3.99%
$151/mo less in state tax than Boise
vs 5.8% in Boise
$6,804/mo
$748 more than Boise
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$196k
60% cheaper than Boise
vs $490k in Boise
600k
vs 827k in Boise
field notes, weather & such.
159
pleasant days a year, in toledo.
Boise gets 166 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine.
But the calendar thins out: Boise stays 1.6× busier.
55/100
33% lower than Boise
vs 82/100 in Boise
Closest outdoor draw: Maumee Bay State Park, 10 mi.
57/100
41% lower than Boise
vs 96/100 in Boise
4
75% fewer than Boise
vs 16 nonstops in Boise
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