Moving from Lima to Toledo
Lima to Toledo: $153 more leftover
$2,416/mo leftover in Toledo vs $2,263 in Lima after tax and rent ($153 more). +$1,836 a year — not a moving-company quote.
Lima leftover
$2,263
a month after tax and rent
Toledo leftover
$2,416
+$153 vs Lima
Home
Only when you tap. We match the nearest metro and don't keep the coordinates.
Destination
Leftover is not a cost-of-living index. Leftover vs a COL index
Who already made this move
In 2022-2023, 75 households moved Lima → Toledo (about 107 people, average AGI $37,573). 57 households went the other way.
Source: IRS SOI county-to-county migration. Not a moving company; not a recommendation.
| Per month | Lima | Toledo |
|---|---|---|
| Take-home | $5,187 | $5,299 |
| Rent | $977 | $953 |
| All other costs | $1,947 | $1,930 |
| Left over | $2,263 | $2,416 |
Leftover is take-home after federal, state and city wage tax, minus asking rent at the bedroom count you set, minus a modelled month of groceries, utilities, healthcare, transport and childcare. It is not a cost-of-living index and not a moving quote. The dollar gap between Lima and Toledo moves when you change the job, remote versus local pay, or bedrooms. How the math works · Leftover vs a COL index · Why a cheaper COL% can still lose leftover.
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What the move itself costs
About 69 road miles, 1 bedroom. Typical ranges, not quotes.
- Full-service mover
- $1,600–$3,000
- Container or pod
- $1,050–$2,000
- Rent a truck
- $350–$700
Other moves from Lima
Dig into Toledo
Paycheck
Take-home pay after tax and rent, and what's left at the end of the month.
Who moved
Which metros people actually left and arrived from, according to IRS tax returns.
Rent vs buy
Asking rent, the median home, property tax, and months to a down payment.
Monthly costs
Groceries, getting around, utilities, healthcare and childcare at your household size.
Daily life
Homicide and firearm death rates, heat, cars and commute.
Kids
Public-school enrollment, pupil–teacher ratio, bedrooms and childcare.
Getting there
Typical cost to get here, then leftover after tax and rent — not a moving-company directory.
Questions
Is the cost of living lower in Toledo than Lima?
A one-bedroom is about $977 in Lima versus $953 in Toledo. On a one-adult, one-bedroom household, leftover is about $153 a month higher in Toledo. Change the job or household on the comparison to see your number.
Does Toledo have state income tax?
Toledo is in Ohio, which taxes wage income, plus a local wage tax of 2.00%.
Did people actually move from Lima to Toledo?
When IRS county-to-county data covers this pair, the page lists how many households made the Lima → Toledo move and their average AGI. Leftover after tax and rent is shown for the same household on both sides.