with $100k coming in, swapping out of Allentown
changea dispatch from
oklahoma city
OK
35.47°N
97.52°W
Oklahoma City is Bricktown's canal and warehouses, the Thunder (who get loud), and the deeply moving Oklahoma City National Memorial. The downtown's grown up fast in the last decade, the food scene leans steaks and Vietnamese (the Asian District is legit), and the surrounding plains give the city an enormous sky. The Cowboy Hall of Fame is more thoughtful than the name suggests.
the verdict
cheaper each month than Allentown
You'd feel the difference in Oklahoma City. Not life-changing money, but real breathing room next to Allentown.
a quick ledger.
$1,376/mo
24% cheaper than Allentown(vs $1,809/mo)
4.75%
$140/mo more in state tax than Allentown
vs 3.07% in Allentown
$6,562/mo
$293 more than Allentown
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$246k
31% cheaper than Allentown
vs $359k in Allentown
1.5M
vs 874k in Allentown
field notes, weather & such.
191
pleasant days a year, in oklahoma city.
Allentown only logs 157 pleasant days. Hot stretches show up, though: 26 days above 95° here, 2 in Allentown.
Nights and weekends fill up faster. 1.8× more on the calendar than Allentown.
45/100
38% lower than Allentown
vs 73/100 in Allentown
Closest outdoor draw: Lake Thunderbird State Park, 24 mi.
73/100
15% lower than Allentown
vs 86/100 in Allentown
20
122% more than Allentown
vs 9 nonstops in Allentown
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