on $100k a year, leaving Tulsa
changea dispatch from
gainesville
FL
29.65°N
82.32°W
Gainesville is the University of Florida, the Gators, and a college town with serious natural assets: 30+ named springs within an hour's drive, including Ginnie, Devil's Den, and Ichetucknee for tubing. The food scene is solid and cheap (it's still a college town), and downtown's grown up with breweries and music venues. Surrounded by oak forests and prairie. Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers got their start here.
in our guides
the verdict
lighter monthly cost than Tulsa
Gainesville and Tulsa land close on cost. The reasons to move are about how you'd live, not what you'd save.
a quick ledger.
$1,645/mo
22% more expensive than Tulsa(vs $1,350/mo)
0%
$396/mo less in state tax than Tulsa
vs 4.75% in Tulsa
$6,688/mo
$100 more than Tulsa
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$317k
25% more expensive than Tulsa
vs $253k in Tulsa
350k
vs 1.0M in Tulsa
field notes, weather & such.
206
pleasant days a year, in gainesville.
Tulsa only manages 163 of those.
Noticeably quieter than Tulsa. About 92% fewer events on a typical month.
63/100
29% higher than Tulsa
vs 49/100 in Tulsa
Closest outdoor draw: Ocala National Forest, 29.5 mi.
91/100
18% higher than Tulsa
vs 77/100 in Tulsa
5
72% fewer than Tulsa
vs 18 nonstops in Tulsa
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