on $100k a year, leaving Oklahoma City
changea dispatch from
sacramento
CA
38.58°N
121.49°W
Sacramento is California's capital and California's pantry, sitting at the heart of one of the most productive farm regions on earth. The 'Farm to Fork' food movement isn't marketing here, it's just dinner. Two rivers meet downtown, summer afternoons are dry and hot enough to justify ice cream as a meal, and Tahoe is a two-hour drive when you need elevation. It's quieter than its big-city neighbors and likes it that way.
the verdict
pricier each month than Oklahoma City
Sacramento doesn't pretend to be affordable. Move here for what Sacramento is, not for what it leaves on your monthly ledger.
a quick ledger.
$2,226/mo
62% more expensive than Oklahoma City(vs $1,376/mo)
9.3%
$379/mo more in state tax than Oklahoma City
vs 4.75% in Oklahoma City
$5,332/mo
$1,230 less than Oklahoma City
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$589k
139% more expensive than Oklahoma City
vs $246k in Oklahoma City
2.4M
vs 1.5M in Oklahoma City
field notes, weather & such.
211
pleasant days a year, in sacramento.
Oklahoma City barely cracks 191 pleasant ones. Hot stretches show up, though: 56 days above 95° here, 26 in Oklahoma City.
A real upgrade on things to do: 1.7× Oklahoma City's pace.
75/100
67% higher than Oklahoma City
vs 45/100 in Oklahoma City
Closest outdoor draw: Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument, 33.8 mi.
98/100
34% higher than Oklahoma City
vs 73/100 in Oklahoma City
28
40% more than Oklahoma City
vs 20 nonstops in Oklahoma City
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