with $100k coming in, swapping out of New Orleans
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
cheaper each month than New Orleans
Cost barely budges between Oklahoma City and New Orleans. Pick this one for the texture of the days, not the math.
a quick ledger.
$1,376/mo
15% cheaper than New Orleans(vs $1,612/mo)
4.75%
$146/mo more in state tax than New Orleans
vs 3% in New Orleans
$6,562/mo
$91 more than New Orleans
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$246k
5% cheaper than New Orleans
vs $259k in New Orleans
1.5M
vs 962k in New Orleans
field notes, weather & such.
191
pleasant days a year, in oklahoma city.
New Orleans has the edge here, logging 235 pleasant days a year. Summer is real but not punishing: 26 days top 95° vs New Orleans's 3.
But the calendar thins out: New Orleans stays 2.0× busier.
45/100
18% lower than New Orleans
vs 55/100 in New Orleans
Closest outdoor draw: Lake Thunderbird State Park, 24 mi.
73/100
26% lower than New Orleans
vs 98/100 in New Orleans
20
49% fewer than New Orleans
vs 39 nonstops in New Orleans
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