with $100k coming in, swapping out of Los Angeles
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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below Los Angeles's monthly cost
In Toledo, rent stops being the headline. The cost gap shows up every month without you trying.
a quick ledger.
$1,197/mo
59% cheaper than Los Angeles(vs $2,899/mo)
3.99%
$442/mo less in state tax than Los Angeles
vs 9.3% in Los Angeles
$6,804/mo
$2,145 more than Los Angeles
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$196k
81% cheaper than Los Angeles
vs $1029k in Los Angeles
600k
vs 12.8M in Los Angeles
field notes, weather & such.
159
pleasant days a year, in toledo.
Los Angeles actually gets more: 283 pleasant days a year. Winter shows up, though: 38 days below 20° vs Los Angeles's 0.
But the calendar thins out: Los Angeles stays 13.9× busier.
55/100
18% lower than Los Angeles
vs 67/100 in Los Angeles
Closest outdoor draw: Maumee Bay State Park, 10 mi.
57/100
41% lower than Los Angeles
vs 96/100 in Los Angeles
4
97% fewer than Los Angeles
vs 150 nonstops in Los Angeles
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