with $100k coming in, swapping out of Shreveport
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 Shreveport
Toledo and Shreveport land close on cost. The reasons to move are about how you'd live, not what you'd save.
a quick ledger.
$1,197/mo
8% cheaper than Shreveport(vs $1,308/mo)
3.99%
$82/mo more in state tax than Shreveport
vs 3% in Shreveport
$6,804/mo
$29 more than Shreveport
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$196k
12% more expensive than Shreveport
vs $176k in Shreveport
600k
vs 383k in Shreveport
field notes, weather & such.
159
pleasant days a year, in toledo.
Shreveport barely cracks 159 pleasant ones. Winter has bite, though: 38 days drop below 20° vs Shreveport's 2.
2400% more happening than in Shreveport.
55/100
2% lower than Shreveport
vs 56/100 in Shreveport
Closest outdoor draw: Maumee Bay State Park, 10 mi.
57/100
12% higher than Shreveport
vs 51/100 in Shreveport
4
20% fewer than Shreveport
vs 5 nonstops in Shreveport
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