$100k salary, packing up from York
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
the monthly premium over York
A small premium for Oklahoma City. Worth it only if the rest of the city earns it back.
a quick ledger.
$1,376/mo
1% more expensive than York(vs $1,361/mo)
4.75%
$140/mo more in state tax than York
vs 3.07% in York
$6,562/mo
$155 less than York
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$246k
21% cheaper than York
vs $310k in York
1.5M
vs 465k in York
field notes, weather & such.
191
pleasant days a year, in oklahoma city.
York only manages 159 of those. Warm, not extreme: 26 days clear 95°, vs 4 back in York.
4800% more happening than in York.
45/100
30% lower than York
vs 64/100 in York
Closest outdoor draw: Lake Thunderbird State Park, 24 mi.
73/100
22% lower than York
vs 93/100 in York
20
67% more than York
vs 12 nonstops in York
neighbors of oklahoma city on the map of tradeoffs:
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