$100k a year, no longer in Wichita
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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under Wichita, every month
A near-tie on cost. What separates Toledo is the life around the numbers.
a quick ledger.
$1,197/mo
2% more expensive than Wichita(vs $1,173/mo)
3.99%
$143/mo less in state tax than Wichita
vs 5.7% in Wichita
$6,804/mo
$119 more than Wichita
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$196k
11% cheaper than Wichita
vs $221k in Wichita
600k
vs 653k in Wichita
field notes, weather & such.
159
pleasant days a year, in toledo.
Wichita gets 164 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine. Winter has bite, though: 38 days drop below 20° vs Wichita's 20.
1.4× the events of Wichita, and the calendar shows it.
55/100
6% higher than Wichita
vs 52/100 in Wichita
Closest outdoor draw: Maumee Bay State Park, 10 mi.
57/100
17% lower than Wichita
vs 69/100 in Wichita
4
64% fewer than Wichita
vs 11 nonstops in Wichita
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