01 · the cities
Honolulu
Honolulu is Waikiki's high-rises pressed against turquoise water, Diamond Head crater glowing pink at dawn, and plate lunches that mix Hawaiian, Japanese, Filipino, Korean, and Portuguese into one perfect styrofoam container. Surf the south shore in summer, the north in winter. The North Shore is a 45-minute drive into a totally different world. Aloha here is a way of moving through the day.
full dispatch→Toledo
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.
full dispatch→02 · the money
Median rent
Median rent
$2,843/mo
$1,197/mo
$1,646/mo less than Honolulu (138%)
Median home price
Median home price
$1.1M
$196k
$865k less than Honolulu
State income tax
State income tax
11.0%
4.0%
Gross left after rent
Gross left after rent
$4,574/mo
$6,804/mo
Toledo has $2,230/mo more gross after rent at $100k
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03 · the weather
Pleasant days/yr
Pleasant days/yr
316 days
159 days
157 fewer than Honolulu
Extreme heat days
Extreme heat days
0 days
0 days
days above 95°F per year
Extreme cold days
Extreme cold days
0 days
38 days
days below 20°F per year
Toledo drops below 20°F on 38 more days per year than Honolulu.
04 · the life
OutdoorScore
OutdoorScore
55 / 100
55 / 100
Nonstop flights
Nonstop flights
51 routes
4 routes
47 fewer direct routes than Honolulu
Metro size
Metro size
989k metro
600k metro
Honolulu has 3.8x more events per month than Toledo.
the verdict
3
Honolulu
categories won
4
Toledo
categories won
Toledo wins on money. Honolulu has the edge on weather and lifestyle.
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