$100k salary, packing up from Little Rock
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
the monthly premium over Little Rock
Almost a wash on cost. The case for Oklahoma City is about what you'd do there, not what you'd save.
a quick ledger.
$1,376/mo
14% more expensive than Little Rock(vs $1,209/mo)
4.75%
$29/mo more in state tax than Little Rock
vs 4.4% in Little Rock
$6,562/mo
$196 less than Little Rock
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$246k
8% more expensive than Little Rock
vs $228k in Little Rock
1.5M
vs 765k in Little Rock
field notes, weather & such.
191
pleasant days a year, in oklahoma city.
Little Rock barely cracks 163 pleasant ones.
A real upgrade on things to do: 3.8× Little Rock's pace.
45/100
17% lower than Little Rock
vs 54/100 in Little Rock
Closest outdoor draw: Lake Thunderbird State Park, 24 mi.
73/100
49% higher than Little Rock
vs 49/100 in Little Rock
20
18% more than Little Rock
vs 17 nonstops in Little Rock
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