same $100k income, fresh start from Roanoke
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 Roanoke
A near-tie on cost. What separates Oklahoma City is the life around the numbers.
a quick ledger.
$1,376/mo
0% more expensive than Roanoke(vs $1,382/mo)
4.75%
$83/mo less in state tax than Roanoke
vs 5.75% in Roanoke
$6,562/mo
$90 more than Roanoke
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$246k
17% cheaper than Roanoke
vs $296k in Roanoke
1.5M
vs 314k in Roanoke
field notes, weather & such.
191
pleasant days a year, in oklahoma city.
Roanoke keeps to 179 pleasant days a year. Warm, not extreme: 26 days clear 95°, vs 2 back in Roanoke.
4.1× the events of Roanoke, and the calendar shows it.
45/100
35% lower than Roanoke
vs 69/100 in Roanoke
Closest outdoor draw: Lake Thunderbird State Park, 24 mi.
73/100
22% lower than Roanoke
vs 94/100 in Roanoke
20
122% more than Roanoke
vs 9 nonstops in Roanoke
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