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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

$1,018

lighter monthly cost than New Haven

Move to Toledo and the monthly math gets easier. New Haven's rent is the headline; Toledo's is a footnote.
landable, recorded on the toledo entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,197/mo

43% cheaper than New Haven(vs $2,089/mo)

02state income tax

3.99%

$126/mo less in state tax than New Haven

vs 5.5% in New Haven

03after rent

$6,804/mo

$1,018 more than New Haven

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

04a house here

$196k

54% cheaper than New Haven

vs $424k in New Haven

05metro size

600k

vs 568k in New Haven

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

159

pleasant days a year, in toledo.

New Haven only manages 155 of those.

39% more happening than in New Haven.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

55/100

18% lower than New Haven

vs 67/100 in New Haven

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

·walk score®

57/100

41% lower than New Haven

vs 96/100 in New Haven

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

4

300% more than New Haven

vs 1 nonstops in New Haven

04 · see also

in the same ballpark as toledo:

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