with $100k coming in, swapping out of Fort Collins
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
lighter monthly cost than Fort Collins
You'd feel the difference in Oklahoma City. Not life-changing money, but real breathing room next to Fort Collins.
a quick ledger.
$1,376/mo
30% cheaper than Fort Collins(vs $1,971/mo)
4.75%
$29/mo more in state tax than Fort Collins
vs 4.4% in Fort Collins
$6,562/mo
$566 more than Fort Collins
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$246k
57% cheaper than Fort Collins
vs $572k in Fort Collins
1.5M
vs 371k in Fort Collins
field notes, weather & such.
191
pleasant days a year, in oklahoma city.
Fort Collins keeps to 177 pleasant days a year. Warm, not extreme: 26 days clear 95°, vs 11 back in Fort Collins.
Nights and weekends fill up faster. 49.0× more on the calendar than Fort Collins.
45/100
35% lower than Fort Collins
vs 69/100 in Fort Collins
Closest outdoor draw: Lake Thunderbird State Park, 24 mi.
73/100
15% lower than Fort Collins
vs 86/100 in Fort Collins
20
88% fewer than Fort Collins
vs 169 nonstops in Fort Collins
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