$100k salary, packing up from Toledo
changea dispatch from
tucson
AZ
32.25°N
110.91°W
Tucson is the first U.S. city named a UNESCO City of Gastronomy, and the Sonoran hot dogs alone justify the trip. The saguaros stand around like skinny green sentries, the mountains ring the city in every direction, and the sunsets do that thing where the whole sky turns watermelon. The University of Arizona keeps the energy young. The monsoons in July are genuinely thrilling, and the dry desert nights keep the patios full long after dark.
in our guides
the verdict
more each month than Toledo ran you
Almost a wash on cost. The case for Tucson is about what you'd do there, not what you'd save.
a quick ledger.
$1,444/mo
21% more expensive than Toledo(vs $1,197/mo)
2.5%
$124/mo less in state tax than Toledo
vs 3.99% in Toledo
$6,681/mo
$123 less than Toledo
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$352k
80% more expensive than Toledo
vs $196k in Toledo
1.1M
vs 600k in Toledo
field notes, weather & such.
202
pleasant days a year, in tucson.
Toledo barely cracks 159 pleasant ones. Summer asks for something in return: 94 days top 95° here, 0 in Toledo.
A month here packs 1.3× the events of Toledo.
66/100
20% higher than Toledo
vs 55/100 in Toledo
Closest outdoor draw: Saguaro National Park, 16.6 mi.
67/100
18% higher than Toledo
vs 57/100 in Toledo
16
300% more than Toledo
vs 4 nonstops in Toledo
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