same $100k income, fresh start from Lancaster
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 Lancaster, every month
Money-wise it's a wash. The case for Oklahoma City is everything that isn't rent.
a quick ledger.
$1,376/mo
9% cheaper than Lancaster(vs $1,517/mo)
4.75%
$140/mo more in state tax than Lancaster
vs 3.07% in Lancaster
$6,562/mo
$1 more than Lancaster
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$246k
36% cheaper than Lancaster
vs $384k in Lancaster
1.5M
vs 559k in Lancaster
field notes, weather & such.
191
pleasant days a year, in oklahoma city.
Lancaster only manages 158 of those. Warm, not extreme: 26 days clear 95°, vs 3 back in Lancaster.
A month here packs 3.3× the events of Lancaster.
45/100
29% lower than Lancaster
vs 63/100 in Lancaster
Closest outdoor draw: Lake Thunderbird State Park, 24 mi.
73/100
25% lower than Lancaster
vs 97/100 in Lancaster
20
1900% more than Lancaster
vs 1 nonstops in Lancaster
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