$100k a year, no longer in Cincinnati
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
under Cincinnati, every month
Oklahoma City and Cincinnati land close on cost. The reasons to move are about how you'd live, not what you'd save.
a quick ledger.
$1,376/mo
11% cheaper than Cincinnati(vs $1,549/mo)
4.75%
$63/mo more in state tax than Cincinnati
vs 3.99% in Cincinnati
$6,562/mo
$110 more than Cincinnati
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$246k
22% cheaper than Cincinnati
vs $316k in Cincinnati
1.5M
vs 2.3M in Cincinnati
field notes, weather & such.
191
pleasant days a year, in oklahoma city.
Cincinnati barely cracks 162 pleasant ones. Summers run hot, though: 26 days above 95° vs Cincinnati's 3.
Lighter on events: Cincinnati packs 1.8× more into a month.
45/100
37% lower than Cincinnati
vs 72/100 in Cincinnati
Closest outdoor draw: Lake Thunderbird State Park, 24 mi.
73/100
24% lower than Cincinnati
vs 96/100 in Cincinnati
20
57% fewer than Cincinnati
vs 47 nonstops in Cincinnati
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