$100k a year, no longer in Mobile
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 Mobile, every month
Cost barely budges between Toledo and Mobile. Pick this one for the texture of the days, not the math.
a quick ledger.
$1,197/mo
8% cheaper than Mobile(vs $1,302/mo)
3.99%
$84/mo less in state tax than Mobile
vs 5% in Mobile
$6,804/mo
$189 more than Mobile
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$196k
1% more expensive than Mobile
vs $194k in Mobile
600k
vs 412k in Mobile
field notes, weather & such.
159
pleasant days a year, in toledo.
Mobile edges ahead with 225 pleasant days. Winter has bite, though: 38 days drop below 20° vs Mobile's 0.
About as much going on as in Mobile.
55/100
7% lower than Mobile
vs 59/100 in Mobile
Closest outdoor draw: Maumee Bay State Park, 10 mi.
57/100
17% lower than Mobile
vs 69/100 in Mobile
4
20% fewer than Mobile
vs 5 nonstops in Mobile
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