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Oklahoma City, OK cityscape

from reno

Oklahoma City

ok · metro 1.5M

a 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.

metro1.5M

01 · the verdict

the verdict

$137

cheaper each month than Reno

Cost barely budges between Oklahoma City and Reno. Pick this one for the texture of the days, not the math.
landable, recorded on the oklahoma city entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,376/mo

28% cheaper than Reno(vs $1,908/mo)

02state income tax

4.75%

$396/mo more in state tax than Reno

vs 0% in Reno

03after rent

$6,562/mo

$137 more than Reno

gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.

04a house here

$246k

57% cheaper than Reno

vs $574k in Reno

05metro size

1.5M

vs 565k in Reno

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

191

pleasant days a year, in oklahoma city.

Reno actually gets more: 201 pleasant days a year. Summer is real but not punishing: 26 days top 95° vs Reno's 4.

But the calendar thins out: Reno stays 2.1× busier.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

45/100

37% lower than Reno

vs 71/100 in Reno

Closest outdoor draw: Lake Thunderbird State Park, 24 mi.

·walk score®

73/100

23% lower than Reno

vs 95/100 in Reno

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

20

54% more than Reno

vs 13 nonstops in Reno

04 · see also

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