

Oklahoma City vs Wichita Falls
$82/mo more in Wichita Falls
Oklahoma CityWichita FallsAbout 128 miles apart, close enough to drive.
- Wichita Falls leaves you more
- No state income tax
- Property tax 1.70%
Same paycheck, two cities. $2,607/mo in Wichita Falls. $2,525/mo in Oklahoma City. +$984 a year.
Oklahoma City
$2,525
left each month
Wichita Falls
$2,607
+$82 vs Oklahoma City
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In 2022-2023, 37 households moved Oklahoma City → Wichita Falls (avg AGI $38,757). 90 went the other way. The whole move →
+$82 / mo
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| Per month | Oklahoma City | Wichita Falls | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross pay | $7,000 | $6,557 | −$443 |
| Income and payroll tax | $1,668 | $1,245 | −$423 |
| Take-home pay | $5,332 | $5,311 | −$20 |
| Rent | $960 | $864 | −$96 |
| Getting around | $542 | $525 | −$17 |
| Groceries | $360 | $363 | +$3 |
| Healthcare | $405 | $408 | +$3 |
| Utilities | $225 | $227 | +$2 |
| Everything else | $315 | $317 | +$2 |
| Left over | $2,525 | $2,607 | +$82 |
Salary to match Oklahoma City
$77,500
Gross pay in Wichita Falls that leaves the same amount as $84,000 in Oklahoma City.
Tax difference
+$3,500
A year, in state and local income tax. Texas has no wage income tax.
More about Wichita Falls
Oklahoma City, OK in full
The cheapest housing of any metro over a million people.
Wichita Falls, TX in full
No state income tax, a median 2-bedroom asking rent of $1,028 and 232 sunny days; commutes average 16 minutes.
The other way
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Wichita Falls → Oklahoma City →Questions
Is the cost of living lower in Wichita Falls than Oklahoma City?
For one adult in a one-bedroom, Wichita Falls leaves about $82 more a month. A one-bedroom is about $960 in Oklahoma City and $864 in Wichita Falls.
Does Wichita Falls have state income tax?
Wichita Falls is in Texas, which has no state income tax.
What changes if you move from Oklahoma City to Wichita Falls?
The paycheck is taxed in Texas. Rent stays at the same bedroom count. What you keep is the difference.
Left over each month is take-home pay minus rent and the rest of the bills. The gap between Oklahoma City and Wichita Falls changes with the job, remote or local pay, and bedrooms. How we figure this · Leftover vs a COL index · Why a cheaper COL% can still lose leftover.
Estimate, not a quote. How we figure this.