with $100k coming in, swapping out of Nashville
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 Nashville's monthly cost
Money-wise it's a wash. The case for Oklahoma City is everything that isn't rent.
a quick ledger.
$1,376/mo
23% cheaper than Nashville(vs $1,790/mo)
4.75%
$396/mo more in state tax than Nashville
vs 0% in Nashville
$6,562/mo
$19 more than Nashville
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$246k
47% cheaper than Nashville
vs $461k in Nashville
1.5M
vs 2.1M in Nashville
field notes, weather & such.
191
pleasant days a year, in oklahoma city.
Nashville keeps to 173 pleasant days a year. Warm, not extreme: 26 days clear 95°, vs 4 back in Nashville.
Lighter on events: Nashville packs 5.8× more into a month.
45/100
20% lower than Nashville
vs 56/100 in Nashville
Closest outdoor draw: Lake Thunderbird State Park, 24 mi.
73/100
24% lower than Nashville
vs 96/100 in Nashville
20
57% fewer than Nashville
vs 47 nonstops in Nashville
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