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15. Sales tax in OKC is 8.375% and about to go up another 0.25%

and is so high because it includes a city sales tax.

I grew up in Maine with a 5% sales tax (strictly state tax). NH has no sales tax. I knew a lot of people who, if they were buying big ticket items, would drive to NH to shop there and avoide the Maine sales tax. It was cheaper to drive to another state then to shop local.

In Oklahoma the sales tax is way to high. Sales tax varies from city/town to city/town depending upon the city tax. As it continues to go up, Oklahoma risks driving more and more people to shop on line where you only pay the state sales tax, can shop from the convenience of your home, and hopefully obtain free shipping in the process.

People who live on a limited income have to do the best they can with what they have to work with.