$100k salary, packing up from Rochester
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
below Rochester's monthly cost
The gap is real. Oklahoma City costs noticeably less than Rochester, every month.
a quick ledger.
$1,376/mo
10% cheaper than Rochester(vs $1,534/mo)
4.75%
$92/mo less in state tax than Rochester
vs 5.85% in Rochester
$6,562/mo
$250 more than Rochester
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$246k
10% cheaper than Rochester
vs $273k in Rochester
1.5M
vs 1.1M in Rochester
field notes, weather & such.
191
pleasant days a year, in oklahoma city.
Rochester only manages 147 of those. Summer is real but not punishing: 26 days top 95° vs Rochester's 1.
1.6× the events of Rochester, and the calendar shows it.
45/100
22% lower than Rochester
vs 58/100 in Rochester
Closest outdoor draw: Lake Thunderbird State Park, 24 mi.
73/100
6% higher than Rochester
vs 69/100 in Rochester
20
11% more than Rochester
vs 18 nonstops in Rochester
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