$100k a year, no longer in Columbia
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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less monthly outlay than Columbia
Toledo is the easier version of your monthly budget. Lower rent, lighter monthly outlay.
a quick ledger.
$1,197/mo
23% cheaper than Columbia(vs $1,551/mo)
3.99%
$209/mo less in state tax than Columbia
vs 6.5% in Columbia
$6,804/mo
$563 more than Columbia
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$196k
23% cheaper than Columbia
vs $255k in Columbia
600k
vs 857k in Columbia
field notes, weather & such.
159
pleasant days a year, in toledo.
Columbia actually gets more: 189 pleasant days a year. Cold snaps are part of the year: 38 days below 20° here, 2 in Columbia.
32% more happening than in Columbia.
55/100
0% lower than Columbia
vs 55/100 in Columbia
Closest outdoor draw: Maumee Bay State Park, 10 mi.
57/100
33% lower than Columbia
vs 85/100 in Columbia
4
60% fewer than Columbia
vs 10 nonstops in Columbia
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