same $100k income, fresh start from Sarasota
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 Sarasota, every month
Oklahoma City is the easier version of your monthly budget. Lower rent, lighter monthly outlay.
a quick ledger.
$1,376/mo
35% cheaper than Sarasota(vs $2,121/mo)
4.75%
$396/mo more in state tax than Sarasota
vs 0% in Sarasota
$6,562/mo
$350 more than Sarasota
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$246k
42% cheaper than Sarasota
vs $423k in Sarasota
1.5M
vs 262k in Sarasota
field notes, weather & such.
191
pleasant days a year, in oklahoma city.
Sarasota has the edge here, logging 249 pleasant days a year. Summer is real but not punishing: 26 days top 95° vs Sarasota's 1.
A real upgrade on things to do: 16.3× Sarasota's pace.
45/100
24% lower than Sarasota
vs 59/100 in Sarasota
Closest outdoor draw: Lake Thunderbird State Park, 24 mi.
73/100
24% lower than Sarasota
vs 96/100 in Sarasota
20
233% more than Sarasota
vs 6 nonstops in Sarasota
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