01 · the cities
Lafayette
Lafayette is the unofficial capital of Cajun country, with zydeco music spilling out of dance halls, crawfish boils that count as social events, and gumbo so dark and rich it should be served with a nap. Mardi Gras here is huge but more family-friendly than New Orleans. The food (boudin, etouffee, cracklins) is the main reason to be here. Friendly in a way that's hard to fake.
full dispatch→Oklahoma City
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.
full dispatch→02 · the money
Median rent
Median rent
$1,332/mo
$1,376/mo
Median home price
Median home price
$200k
$246k
$46k more than Lafayette
State income tax
State income tax
3.0%
4.8%
Gross left after rent
Gross left after rent
$6,751/mo
$6,562/mo
Lafayette has $189/mo more gross after rent at $100k
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03 · the weather
Pleasant days/yr
Pleasant days/yr
211 days
191 days
20 fewer than Lafayette
Extreme heat days
Extreme heat days
7 days
26 days
days above 95°F per year
Extreme cold days
Extreme cold days
0 days
9 days
days below 20°F per year
Oklahoma City has 19 more days above 95°F each year than Lafayette. Oklahoma City drops below 20°F on 9 more days per year than Lafayette.
04 · the life
OutdoorScore
OutdoorScore
43 / 100
45 / 100
2.0 pts ahead of Lafayette
Nonstop flights
Nonstop flights
3 routes
20 routes
17 more direct routes than Lafayette
Metro size
Metro size
414k metro
1.5M metro
Lafayette has 9.8x fewer events per month than Oklahoma City.
the verdict
6
Lafayette
categories won
2
Oklahoma City
categories won
Lafayette wins on money and weather. Oklahoma City has the edge on lifestyle.
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