with $100k coming in, swapping out of Tulsa
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akron
OH
41.08°N
81.52°W
Akron was the Rubber City (Goodyear, Firestone, BFGoodrich all built here), and the legacy still shapes its industrial bones. LeBron James is from Akron and never forgets it. The Goodyear blimp is based in town. The Cuyahoga Valley National Park is just north, with waterfalls and rail-trails. Cheaper than Cleveland, with its own quiet charm.
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lighter monthly cost than Tulsa
On paper, Akron and Tulsa are twins. In practice they live very differently.
a quick ledger.
$1,259/mo
7% cheaper than Tulsa(vs $1,350/mo)
3.99%
$63/mo less in state tax than Tulsa
vs 4.75% in Tulsa
$6,742/mo
$154 more than Tulsa
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$236k
7% cheaper than Tulsa
vs $253k in Tulsa
698k
vs 1.0M in Tulsa
field notes, weather & such.
152
pleasant days a year, in akron.
Tulsa edges ahead with 163 pleasant days. Winter has bite, though: 40 days drop below 20° vs Tulsa's 12.
About as much going on as in Tulsa.
65/100
33% higher than Tulsa
vs 49/100 in Tulsa
Closest outdoor draw: Cuyahoga Valley National Park, 0.7 mi.
76/100
1% lower than Tulsa
vs 77/100 in Tulsa
11
39% fewer than Tulsa
vs 18 nonstops in Tulsa
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