$100k a year, no longer in San Francisco
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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less monthly outlay than San Francisco
In Toledo, rent stops being the headline. The cost gap shows up every month without you trying.
a quick ledger.
$1,197/mo
62% cheaper than San Francisco(vs $3,146/mo)
3.99%
$442/mo less in state tax than San Francisco
vs 9.3% in San Francisco
$6,804/mo
$2,392 more than San Francisco
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$196k
84% cheaper than San Francisco
vs $1239k in San Francisco
600k
vs 4.6M in San Francisco
field notes, weather & such.
159
pleasant days a year, in toledo.
San Francisco gets 312 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine. A real winter, not a brutal one: 38 days under 20°, vs 0 in San Francisco.
Noticeably quieter than San Francisco. About 90% fewer events on a typical month.
55/100
34% lower than San Francisco
vs 83/100 in San Francisco
Closest outdoor draw: Maumee Bay State Park, 10 mi.
57/100
42% lower than San Francisco
vs 99/100 in San Francisco
4
96% fewer than San Francisco
vs 111 nonstops in San Francisco
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