on $100k a year, leaving Pittsburgh
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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lighter monthly cost than Pittsburgh
On paper, Toledo and Pittsburgh are twins. In practice they live very differently.
a quick ledger.
$1,197/mo
19% cheaper than Pittsburgh(vs $1,473/mo)
3.99%
$77/mo more in state tax than Pittsburgh
vs 3.07% in Pittsburgh
$6,804/mo
$199 more than Pittsburgh
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$196k
12% cheaper than Pittsburgh
vs $223k in Pittsburgh
600k
vs 2.4M in Pittsburgh
field notes, weather & such.
159
pleasant days a year, in toledo.
Pittsburgh gets 161 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine.
68% fewer events than Pittsburgh. The pace eases up.
55/100
20% lower than Pittsburgh
vs 69/100 in Pittsburgh
Closest outdoor draw: Maumee Bay State Park, 10 mi.
57/100
42% lower than Pittsburgh
vs 99/100 in Pittsburgh
4
89% fewer than Pittsburgh
vs 37 nonstops in Pittsburgh
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