on $100k a year, leaving Portland
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 Portland, every month
Move to Oklahoma City and the monthly math gets easier. Portland's rent is the headline; Oklahoma City's is a footnote.
a quick ledger.
$1,376/mo
40% cheaper than Portland(vs $2,285/mo)
4.75%
$229/mo less in state tax than Portland
vs 7.5% in Portland
$6,562/mo
$1,139 more than Portland
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$246k
55% cheaper than Portland
vs $543k in Portland
1.5M
vs 566k in Portland
field notes, weather & such.
191
pleasant days a year, in oklahoma city.
Portland only manages 145 of those. Summer is real but not punishing: 26 days top 95° vs Portland's 0.
1.6× the events of Portland, and the calendar shows it.
45/100
37% lower than Portland
vs 71/100 in Portland
Closest outdoor draw: Lake Thunderbird State Park, 24 mi.
73/100
26% lower than Portland
vs 98/100 in Portland
20
900% more than Portland
vs 2 nonstops in Portland
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