same $100k income, fresh start from Cape Coral

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Toledo, OH cityscape

instead of cape coral

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

$330

lighter monthly cost than Cape Coral

Not a fortune, but real money. Toledo runs cheaper than Cape Coral month over month.
landable, recorded on the toledo entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,197/mo

36% cheaper than Cape Coral(vs $1,859/mo)

02state income tax

3.99%

$333/mo more in state tax than Cape Coral

vs 0% in Cape Coral

03after rent

$6,804/mo

$330 more than Cape Coral

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

04a house here

$196k

45% cheaper than Cape Coral

vs $355k in Cape Coral

05metro size

600k

vs 835k in Cape Coral

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

159

pleasant days a year, in toledo.

Cape Coral edges ahead with 250 pleasant days. A real winter, not a brutal one: 38 days under 20°, vs 0 in Cape Coral.

·outdoorscore

55/100

0% lower than Cape Coral

vs 55/100 in Cape Coral

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

·walk score®

57/100

36% higher than Cape Coral

vs 42/100 in Cape Coral

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

4

88% fewer than Cape Coral

vs 33 nonstops in Cape Coral

04 · see also

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