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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

$56

the monthly cost of moving past El Paso

Almost a wash on cost. The case for Toledo is about what you'd do there, not what you'd save.
landable, recorded on the toledo entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,197/mo

19% cheaper than El Paso(vs $1,473/mo)

02state income tax

3.99%

$333/mo more in state tax than El Paso

vs 0% in El Paso

03after rent

$6,804/mo

$56 less than El Paso

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

04a house here

$196k

15% cheaper than El Paso

vs $231k in El Paso

05metro size

600k

vs 872k in El Paso

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

159

pleasant days a year, in toledo.

El Paso edges ahead with 222 pleasant days. A real winter, not a brutal one: 38 days under 20°, vs 1 in El Paso.

Comparable to El Paso for events and concerts.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

55/100

15% lower than El Paso

vs 65/100 in El Paso

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

·walk score®

57/100

39% lower than El Paso

vs 93/100 in El Paso

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

4

69% fewer than El Paso

vs 13 nonstops in El Paso

04 · see also

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