$100k salary, packing up from Lubbock
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
more each month than Lubbock ran you
You'd pay for Oklahoma City. The question is whether the days are worth the difference.
a quick ledger.
$1,376/mo
1% cheaper than Lubbock(vs $1,384/mo)
4.75%
$396/mo more in state tax than Lubbock
vs 0% in Lubbock
$6,562/mo
$387 less than Lubbock
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$246k
17% more expensive than Lubbock
vs $211k in Lubbock
1.5M
vs 360k in Lubbock
field notes, weather & such.
191
pleasant days a year, in oklahoma city.
Lubbock only manages 186 of those.
A real upgrade on things to do: 6.1× Lubbock's pace.
45/100
800% higher than Lubbock
vs 5/100 in Lubbock
Closest outdoor draw: Lake Thunderbird State Park, 24 mi.
73/100
6% higher than Lubbock
vs 69/100 in Lubbock
20
186% more than Lubbock
vs 7 nonstops in Lubbock
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