same $100k income, fresh start from Tulsa
changea dispatch from
cleveland
OH
41.50°N
81.69°W
Cleveland is the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, the West Side Market's 100+ years of pierogies and bratwurst, and Lake Erie sunsets that put the coastal hype to shame. The Cuyahoga River caught fire so many times it inspired the Clean Water Act. The Cleveland Orchestra is consistently ranked among the world's best. Summers on the lake are gorgeous, and the food scene is having a real moment.
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more expensive each month than Tulsa
A small premium for Cleveland. Worth it only if the rest of the city earns it back.
a quick ledger.
$1,419/mo
5% more expensive than Tulsa(vs $1,350/mo)
3.99%
$63/mo less in state tax than Tulsa
vs 4.75% in Tulsa
$6,582/mo
$6 less than Tulsa
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$252k
0% more expensive than Tulsa
vs $253k in Tulsa
2.2M
vs 1.0M in Tulsa
field notes, weather & such.
159
pleasant days a year, in cleveland.
Tulsa actually gets more: 163 pleasant days a year. Winter shows up, though: 27 days below 20° vs Tulsa's 12.
Nights and weekends fill up faster. 2.3× more on the calendar than Tulsa.
63/100
29% higher than Tulsa
vs 49/100 in Tulsa
Closest outdoor draw: Cuyahoga Valley National Park, 29.7 mi.
96/100
25% higher than Tulsa
vs 77/100 in Tulsa
56
211% more than Tulsa
vs 18 nonstops in Tulsa
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