Springfield vs Toledo
Metro-area medians — Springfield, MO Metro Area vs Toledo, OH Metro Area — not the cities proper.
Springfield comes out ahead, winning 6 of the 9 clearly-decided measures.
Springfield costs about 3% less to live in, and household incomes are similar. Adjusted for local prices, a typical paycheck stretches further in Springfield.
For your salary & household
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On $75,000 for just you, Springfield leaves you about $699/yr better off after tax and local prices.
Take-home estimates a single filer taking the standard deduction (2025 federal brackets, FICA, and state income tax) and isn't tax advice. “Real value” rebases take-home to average U.S. prices using the BEA cost-of-living index; the per-person figure uses the OECD square-root equivalence scale.
Choose Springfield for
- + Livability (CityLedger)
- + Cost of living (price level, US = 100)
- + Cost-adjusted income (pay's real value)
- + Unemployment
- + Bachelor's degree or higher
- + Air quality (median AQI)
Springfield vs Toledo — frequently asked
- Is Springfield cheaper than Toledo?
- Springfield is cheaper: its overall cost of living runs about 3% below Toledo's (BEA Regional Price Parities).
- Which has higher household income, Springfield or Toledo?
- Household incomes are similar — $67,219 in the Springfield metro versus $66,095 in Toledo (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS).
- Does a paycheck go further in Springfield or Toledo?
- A paycheck stretches further in Springfield. Adjusted for local prices, the median income is worth $75,881 there versus $72,271 in Toledo.
- Which has cheaper rent, Springfield or Toledo?
- Toledo has cheaper rent — a median of $949/mo versus $1,019/mo (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS).