($1,621) Movers From Fargo, ND to Toledo, OH

What to know before moving from Fargo to Toledo

Moving from Fargo to Toledo comes with exciting new opportunities — but also higher living costs. Since Toledo is generally more expensive than Fargo, it’s important to plan ahead and budget carefully for the change.

Check out how the two cities compare so you know what to expect before you relocate:

• Rent prices in Toledo are 15% lower than in Fargo, which means you’ll have more money in your pocket each month.
• In terms of homeownership, you’ll be able to get more for your money in Toledo.
  Home prices in Toledo are 58.6% lower than in Fargo.
• Income in Toledo is 6.1% higher than in Fargo, so you could earn more for doing the same job. The top employers in Toledo include Faurecia Exhaust Systems, Marco's Pizza, and HCR ManorCare.
• Be sure to budget for higher bills in Toledo, since the cost of living for a single person in Toledo is 16.9% higher than in Fargo. This includes routine expenses like utilities, groceries, clothing, and transportation.
• If you’re moving your family to Toledo, keep in mind that your living expenses could increase. The cost of living for a family in Toledo is 49.7% higher than in Fargo.
• The unemployment rate in Toledo is 86.11% higher than in Fargo.
• You’ll spend less on retail and restaurants in Toledo, since the city’s sales taxes in Toledo are 2.67% lower than in Fargo.
• State income taxes in Toledo are 20.69% higher than in Fargo.

To put this in perspective, you would need around $3,505.75 in Toledo to maintain the same standard of life that you can have with $3,000.00 in Fargo.

How life is different in Fargo vs. Toledo

• The population of Toledo is about 115% greater than Fargo, so you may find more to see and do in your new surroundings. Of course, with more people can also come increased competition for jobs and housing.
• Getting around Toledo without a car might be more difficult than in Fargo. Toledo has a public transportation score of 3 out of 10, whereas Fargo is ranked 4. Ratings are based on a city’s transit connectivity, service frequency, and accessibility to key destinations like jobs and grocery stores.
• You’ll find Toledo to be about as walkable as Fargo. The two cities have similar walkability scores of 46 and 45 respectively out of 100 in terms of how close housing is to businesses, recreational facilities, and jobs.
• Toledo and Fargo are similarly bike-friendly based on their comparable ratings of 46 and 49 respectively. Bike-friendliness scores between 50 and 100 indicate varying levels of infrastructure to support cyclists, including bike lanes and roadway connectivity. Cities with scores under 50 are considered more car-dependent.
• The crime rate in Toledo is higher than in Fargo, so you may want to exercise a little extra caution as you're acclimating to your new location. While the crime index is 67.44 in Toledo, it is 8.0 in Fargo. With this index, the lower the score, the better, since it indicates a city’s crime levels.
• You may want to exercise more caution as you’re getting used to your new surroundings in Toledo. With a crime index of 32.56, Toledo ranks lower in overall safety than Fargo, whose index is Fargo's 56.17. The safety index measures how safe people in a city feel about walking alone, both during the day and at night, as well as data on muggings, theft, vandalism, and other instances of petty crime.
• The air quality in Toledo and Fargo is generally the same (Good). Cities with good to moderate ratings have clean or acceptable air quality, with the possibility of small pollutants affecting people with certain health conditions like asthma. Anything beyond the moderate rate means increased impact on residents.