same $100k income, fresh start from Dallas
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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 Dallas, every month
Money-wise it's a wash. The case for Toledo is everything that isn't rent.
a quick ledger.
$1,197/mo
27% cheaper than Dallas(vs $1,647/mo)
3.99%
$333/mo more in state tax than Dallas
vs 0% in Dallas
$6,804/mo
$118 more than Dallas
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$196k
47% cheaper than Dallas
vs $367k in Dallas
600k
vs 8.1M in Dallas
field notes, weather & such.
159
pleasant days a year, in toledo.
Dallas edges ahead with 171 pleasant days. A real winter, not a brutal one: 38 days under 20°, vs 2 in Dallas.
Dallas hosts 17.6× more events.
55/100
4% lower than Dallas
vs 57/100 in Dallas
Closest outdoor draw: Maumee Bay State Park, 10 mi.
57/100
39% lower than Dallas
vs 93/100 in Dallas
4
98% fewer than Dallas
vs 190 nonstops in Dallas
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