$100k salary, packing up from Mobile
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 Mobile
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
6% more expensive than Mobile(vs $1,302/mo)
4.75%
$21/mo less in state tax than Mobile
vs 5% in Mobile
$6,562/mo
$53 less than Mobile
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$246k
27% more expensive than Mobile
vs $194k in Mobile
1.5M
vs 412k in Mobile
field notes, weather & such.
191
pleasant days a year, in oklahoma city.
Mobile edges ahead with 225 pleasant days. Hot stretches show up, though: 26 days above 95° here, 3 in Mobile.
Nights and weekends fill up faster. 2.0× more on the calendar than Mobile.
45/100
24% lower than Mobile
vs 59/100 in Mobile
Closest outdoor draw: Lake Thunderbird State Park, 24 mi.
73/100
6% higher than Mobile
vs 69/100 in Mobile
20
300% more than Mobile
vs 5 nonstops in Mobile
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