$100k salary, packing up from New York
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
under New York, every month
Oklahoma City runs on a fraction of New York's budget. Same paycheck, real lifestyle upgrade.
a quick ledger.
$1,376/mo
59% cheaper than New York(vs $3,329/mo)
4.75%
$498/mo less in state tax than New York
vs 10.73% in New York
$6,562/mo
$2,452 more than New York
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$246k
67% cheaper than New York
vs $739k in New York
1.5M
vs 19.5M in New York
field notes, weather & such.
191
pleasant days a year, in oklahoma city.
New York barely cracks 171 pleasant ones. Summers run hot, though: 26 days above 95° vs New York's 1.
99% fewer events than New York. The pace eases up.
45/100
42% lower than New York
vs 78/100 in New York
Closest outdoor draw: Lake Thunderbird State Park, 24 mi.
73/100
27% lower than New York
vs 100/100 in New York
20
91% fewer than New York
vs 215 nonstops in New York
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