$100k salary, packing up from Phoenix
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 Phoenix's monthly cost
The gap is real. Toledo costs noticeably less than Phoenix, every month.
a quick ledger.
$1,197/mo
31% cheaper than Phoenix(vs $1,739/mo)
3.99%
$124/mo more in state tax than Phoenix
vs 2.5% in Phoenix
$6,804/mo
$418 more than Phoenix
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$196k
57% cheaper than Phoenix
vs $458k in Phoenix
600k
vs 5.1M in Phoenix
field notes, weather & such.
159
pleasant days a year, in toledo.
Phoenix has the edge here, logging 181 pleasant days a year. Winter shows up, though: 38 days below 20° vs Phoenix's 0.
But the calendar thins out: Phoenix stays 8.0× busier.
55/100
17% lower than Phoenix
vs 66/100 in Phoenix
Closest outdoor draw: Maumee Bay State Park, 10 mi.
57/100
41% lower than Phoenix
vs 97/100 in Phoenix
4
96% fewer than Phoenix
vs 91 nonstops in Phoenix
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