$100k salary, packing up from Richmond
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 Richmond's monthly cost
The gap is real. Toledo costs noticeably less than Richmond, every month.
a quick ledger.
$1,197/mo
29% cheaper than Richmond(vs $1,691/mo)
3.99%
$147/mo less in state tax than Richmond
vs 5.75% in Richmond
$6,804/mo
$641 more than Richmond
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$196k
50% cheaper than Richmond
vs $394k in Richmond
600k
vs 1.4M in Richmond
field notes, weather & such.
159
pleasant days a year, in toledo.
Richmond gets 172 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine. Winter has bite, though: 38 days drop below 20° vs Richmond's 9.
But the calendar thins out: Richmond stays 2.3× busier.
55/100
15% lower than Richmond
vs 65/100 in Richmond
Closest outdoor draw: Maumee Bay State Park, 10 mi.
57/100
17% lower than Richmond
vs 69/100 in Richmond
4
79% fewer than Richmond
vs 19 nonstops in Richmond
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