on $100k a year, leaving Duluth

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Toledo, OH cityscape

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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

$684

below Duluth's monthly cost

Toledo gives you room Duluth doesn't. Same gross salary, lower monthly cost of living.
landable, recorded on the toledo entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,197/mo

23% cheaper than Duluth(vs $1,559/mo)

02state income tax

3.99%

$322/mo less in state tax than Duluth

vs 7.85% in Duluth

03after rent

$6,804/mo

$684 more than Duluth

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

04a house here

$196k

22% cheaper than Duluth

vs $252k in Duluth

05metro size

600k

vs 282k in Duluth

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

159

pleasant days a year, in toledo.

Duluth only logs 132 pleasant days.

A similar weekend lineup to Duluth.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

55/100

25% lower than Duluth

vs 73/100 in Duluth

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

·walk score®

57/100

84% higher than Duluth

vs 31/100 in Duluth

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

4

0% fewer than Duluth

vs 4 nonstops in Duluth

04 · see also

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