$100k a year, no longer in Winston-Salem
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 Winston-Salem, every month
Oklahoma City and Winston-Salem land close on cost. The reasons to move are about how you'd live, not what you'd save.
a quick ledger.
$1,376/mo
9% cheaper than Winston-Salem(vs $1,508/mo)
4.75%
$21/mo more in state tax than Winston-Salem
vs 4.5% in Winston-Salem
$6,562/mo
$112 more than Winston-Salem
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$246k
13% cheaper than Winston-Salem
vs $283k in Winston-Salem
1.5M
vs 696k in Winston-Salem
field notes, weather & such.
191
pleasant days a year, in oklahoma city.
Winston-Salem keeps to 186 pleasant days a year. Summer is real but not punishing: 26 days top 95° vs Winston-Salem's 8.
45/100
17% lower than Winston-Salem
vs 54/100 in Winston-Salem
Closest outdoor draw: Lake Thunderbird State Park, 24 mi.
73/100
3% higher than Winston-Salem
vs 71/100 in Winston-Salem
20
0% fewer than Winston-Salem
vs 0 nonstops in Winston-Salem
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