with $100k coming in, swapping out of Cleveland

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Toledo, OH cityscape

if you left cleveland

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

$222

below Cleveland's monthly cost

You'd feel the difference in Toledo. Not life-changing money, but real breathing room next to Cleveland.
landable, recorded on the toledo entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,197/mo

16% cheaper than Cleveland(vs $1,419/mo)

02state income tax

3.99%

vs 3.99% in Cleveland

03after rent

$6,804/mo

$222 more than Cleveland

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

04a house here

$196k

22% cheaper than Cleveland

vs $252k in Cleveland

05metro size

600k

vs 2.2M in Cleveland

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

159

pleasant days a year, in toledo.

Cleveland barely cracks 159 pleasant ones.

Noticeably quieter than Cleveland. About 72% fewer events on a typical month.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

55/100

13% lower than Cleveland

vs 63/100 in Cleveland

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

·walk score®

57/100

41% lower than Cleveland

vs 96/100 in Cleveland

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

4

93% fewer than Cleveland

vs 56 nonstops in Cleveland

04 · see also

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