same $100k income, fresh start from Oklahoma City
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charlotte
NC
35.23°N
80.84°W
Charlotte is banking towers (it's the second-biggest banking center in the country after NYC) wrapped in pine trees and southern hospitality. Uptown is the downtown (Charlotteans correct you on this immediately), the NASCAR Hall of Fame anchors a real motorsport scene, and the Whitewater Center lets you raft inside the city limits. Growth is fast, breweries are everywhere, and barbecue gets the Carolina vinegar treatment.
in our guides
the verdict
more expensive each month than Oklahoma City
Charlotte runs a little pricier than Oklahoma City. The case has to be about something other than rent.
a quick ledger.
$1,728/mo
26% more expensive than Oklahoma City(vs $1,376/mo)
4.5%
$21/mo less in state tax than Oklahoma City
vs 4.75% in Oklahoma City
$6,230/mo
$332 less than Oklahoma City
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$391k
59% more expensive than Oklahoma City
vs $246k in Oklahoma City
2.8M
vs 1.5M in Oklahoma City
field notes, weather & such.
200
pleasant days a year, in charlotte.
Oklahoma City barely cracks 191 pleasant ones.
A real upgrade on things to do: 2.3× Oklahoma City's pace.
51/100
13% higher than Oklahoma City
vs 45/100 in Oklahoma City
Closest outdoor draw: Kings Mountain State Park, 30.3 mi.
94/100
29% higher than Oklahoma City
vs 73/100 in Oklahoma City
141
605% more than Oklahoma City
vs 20 nonstops in Oklahoma City
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