with $100k coming in, swapping out of Oklahoma City
changea dispatch from
cincinnati
OH
39.10°N
84.51°W
Cincinnati is chili served on spaghetti (Skyline and Gold Star will fight you about which is better), German heritage in Over-the-Rhine's beer halls, and a riverfront that looks straight across at Kentucky. OTR's brick warehouses have become one of the best urban revitalizations in the country. The Reds play in baseball's oldest professional city. Pronounce it correctly and the locals warm up fast.
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the monthly cost of moving past Oklahoma City
Almost a wash on cost. The case for Cincinnati is about what you'd do there, not what you'd save.
a quick ledger.
$1,549/mo
13% more expensive than Oklahoma City(vs $1,376/mo)
3.99%
$63/mo less in state tax than Oklahoma City
vs 4.75% in Oklahoma City
$6,452/mo
$110 less than Oklahoma City
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$316k
28% more expensive than Oklahoma City
vs $246k in Oklahoma City
2.3M
vs 1.5M in Oklahoma City
field notes, weather & such.
162
pleasant days a year, in cincinnati.
Oklahoma City edges ahead with 191 pleasant days. Winter has bite, though: 26 days drop below 20° vs Oklahoma City's 9.
1.8× the events of Oklahoma City, and the calendar shows it.
72/100
60% higher than Oklahoma City
vs 45/100 in Oklahoma City
Closest outdoor draw: East Fork State Park, 22.8 mi.
96/100
32% higher than Oklahoma City
vs 73/100 in Oklahoma City
47
135% more than Oklahoma City
vs 20 nonstops in Oklahoma City
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