with $100k coming in, swapping out of Worcester

change
Toledo, OH cityscape

instead of worcester

Toledo

oh · metro 600k

a 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.

metro600k

01 · the verdict

the verdict

$1,027

below Worcester's monthly cost

Move to Toledo and the monthly math gets easier. Worcester's rent is the headline; Toledo's is a footnote.
landable, recorded on the toledo entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,197/mo

44% cheaper than Worcester(vs $2,140/mo)

02state income tax

3.99%

$84/mo less in state tax than Worcester

vs 5% in Worcester

03after rent

$6,804/mo

$1,027 more than Worcester

gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.

04a house here

$196k

60% cheaper than Worcester

vs $486k in Worcester

05metro size

600k

vs 867k in Worcester

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

159

pleasant days a year, in toledo.

Worcester only manages 148 of those.

Comparable to Worcester for events and concerts.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

55/100

7% lower than Worcester

vs 59/100 in Worcester

Closest outdoor draw: Maumee Bay State Park, 10 mi.

·walk score®

57/100

37% lower than Worcester

vs 90/100 in Worcester

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

4

100% more than Worcester

vs 2 nonstops in Worcester

04 · see also

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