$100k salary, packing up from Dayton
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 Dayton, every month
Money-wise it's a wash. The case for Toledo is everything that isn't rent.
a quick ledger.
$1,197/mo
9% cheaper than Dayton(vs $1,321/mo)
3.99%
vs 3.99% in Dayton
$6,804/mo
$124 more than Dayton
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$196k
41% more expensive than Dayton
vs $139k in Dayton
600k
vs 808k in Dayton
field notes, weather & such.
159
pleasant days a year, in toledo.
Dayton has the edge here, logging 171 pleasant days a year.
79% more happening than in Dayton.
55/100
11% lower than Dayton
vs 62/100 in Dayton
Closest outdoor draw: Maumee Bay State Park, 10 mi.
57/100
36% lower than Dayton
vs 89/100 in Dayton
4
75% fewer than Dayton
vs 16 nonstops in Dayton
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