$100k salary, packing up from Wilmington
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 Wilmington
The gap is real. Toledo costs noticeably less than Wilmington, every month.
a quick ledger.
$1,197/mo
29% cheaper than Wilmington(vs $1,675/mo)
3.99%
$43/mo less in state tax than Wilmington
vs 4.5% in Wilmington
$6,804/mo
$521 more than Wilmington
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$196k
56% cheaper than Wilmington
vs $448k in Wilmington
600k
vs 467k in Wilmington
field notes, weather & such.
159
pleasant days a year, in toledo.
Wilmington edges ahead with 235 pleasant days. A real winter, not a brutal one: 38 days under 20°, vs 1 in Wilmington.
On par with Wilmington for events and shows.
55/100
2% higher than Wilmington
vs 54/100 in Wilmington
Closest outdoor draw: Maumee Bay State Park, 10 mi.
57/100
15% lower than Wilmington
vs 67/100 in Wilmington
4
20% fewer than Wilmington
vs 5 nonstops in Wilmington
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