$100k a year, no longer in Ann Arbor
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
less monthly outlay than Ann Arbor
Oklahoma City is the easier version of your monthly budget. Lower rent, lighter monthly outlay.
a quick ledger.
$1,376/mo
34% cheaper than Ann Arbor(vs $2,082/mo)
4.75%
$42/mo more in state tax than Ann Arbor
vs 4.25% in Ann Arbor
$6,562/mo
$665 more than Ann Arbor
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$246k
43% cheaper than Ann Arbor
vs $429k in Ann Arbor
1.5M
vs 366k in Ann Arbor
field notes, weather & such.
191
pleasant days a year, in oklahoma city.
Ann Arbor keeps to 154 pleasant days a year. Summer is real but not punishing: 26 days top 95° vs Ann Arbor's 0.
Nights and weekends fill up faster. 3.5× more on the calendar than Ann Arbor.
45/100
20% lower than Ann Arbor
vs 56/100 in Ann Arbor
Closest outdoor draw: Lake Thunderbird State Park, 24 mi.
73/100
25% lower than Ann Arbor
vs 97/100 in Ann Arbor
20
85% fewer than Ann Arbor
vs 135 nonstops in Ann Arbor
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