on $100k a year, leaving Lexington
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
below Lexington's monthly cost
Oklahoma City and Lexington 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
8% cheaper than Lexington(vs $1,488/mo)
4.75%
$21/mo more in state tax than Lexington
vs 4.5% in Lexington
$6,562/mo
$92 more than Lexington
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$246k
24% cheaper than Lexington
vs $324k in Lexington
1.5M
vs 520k in Lexington
field notes, weather & such.
191
pleasant days a year, in oklahoma city.
Lexington only manages 171 of those. Summer is real but not punishing: 26 days top 95° vs Lexington's 1.
Things to do run about even with Lexington.
45/100
25% lower than Lexington
vs 60/100 in Lexington
Closest outdoor draw: Lake Thunderbird State Park, 24 mi.
73/100
17% lower than Lexington
vs 88/100 in Lexington
20
54% more than Lexington
vs 13 nonstops in Lexington
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