on $100k a year, leaving Oklahoma City
changea dispatch from
reading
PA
40.33°N
75.93°W
Reading is the Pagoda lit up on Mount Penn (a Japanese-style pavilion built in 1908 that's become the city symbol), old factory bones, and the surrounding Berks County farmland. The downtown food and art scene is growing into the old factory bones, with breweries and galleries opening steadily. Pretzels, scrapple, and Pennsylvania Dutch baking are everywhere. Cheaper than nearby Lancaster.
the verdict
under Oklahoma City, every month
On paper, Reading and Oklahoma City are twins. In practice they live very differently.
a quick ledger.
$1,478/mo
7% more expensive than Oklahoma City(vs $1,376/mo)
3.07%
$140/mo less in state tax than Oklahoma City
vs 4.75% in Oklahoma City
$6,600/mo
$38 more than Oklahoma City
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$311k
26% more expensive than Oklahoma City
vs $246k in Oklahoma City
433k
vs 1.5M in Oklahoma City
field notes, weather & such.
157
pleasant days a year, in reading.
Oklahoma City edges ahead with 191 pleasant days. A real winter, not a brutal one: 32 days under 20°, vs 9 in Oklahoma City.
Oklahoma City hosts 1.7× more events.
65/100
44% higher than Oklahoma City
vs 45/100 in Oklahoma City
Closest outdoor draw: French Creek State Park, 9.6 mi.
85/100
16% higher than Oklahoma City
vs 73/100 in Oklahoma City
0
100% fewer than Oklahoma City
vs 20 nonstops in Oklahoma City
neighbors of reading on the map of tradeoffs:
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