on $100k a year, leaving Toledo
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
more each month than Toledo ran you
Oklahoma City costs meaningfully more. Whether it earns that back in the day-to-day is the actual question.
a quick ledger.
$1,376/mo
15% more expensive than Toledo(vs $1,197/mo)
4.75%
$63/mo more in state tax than Toledo
vs 3.99% in Toledo
$6,562/mo
$242 less than Toledo
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$246k
25% more expensive than Toledo
vs $196k in Toledo
1.5M
vs 600k in Toledo
field notes, weather & such.
191
pleasant days a year, in oklahoma city.
Toledo keeps to 159 pleasant days a year. Warm, not extreme: 26 days clear 95°, vs 0 back in Toledo.
A real upgrade on things to do: 2.0× Toledo's pace.
45/100
18% lower than Toledo
vs 55/100 in Toledo
Closest outdoor draw: Lake Thunderbird State Park, 24 mi.
73/100
28% higher than Toledo
vs 57/100 in Toledo
20
400% more than Toledo
vs 4 nonstops in Toledo
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