on $100k a year, leaving San Jose
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 San Jose
Move to Toledo and the monthly math gets easier. San Jose's rent is the headline; Toledo's is a footnote.
a quick ledger.
$1,197/mo
66% cheaper than San Jose(vs $3,470/mo)
3.99%
$442/mo less in state tax than San Jose
vs 9.3% in San Jose
$6,804/mo
$2,716 more than San Jose
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$196k
89% cheaper than San Jose
vs $1796k in San Jose
600k
vs 1.9M in San Jose
field notes, weather & such.
159
pleasant days a year, in toledo.
San Jose has the edge here, logging 283 pleasant days a year. Winter shows up, though: 38 days below 20° vs San Jose's 0.
But the calendar thins out: San Jose stays 2.5× busier.
55/100
21% lower than San Jose
vs 70/100 in San Jose
Closest outdoor draw: Maumee Bay State Park, 10 mi.
57/100
40% lower than San Jose
vs 95/100 in San Jose
4
86% fewer than San Jose
vs 29 nonstops in San Jose
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