$100k a year, no longer in Albany
changea dispatch from
tulsa
OK
36.15°N
95.99°W
Tulsa was built by 1920s oil money and the downtown looks the part: Art Deco everywhere, like Gatsby moved to Oklahoma and never left. The Greenwood district, once known as Black Wall Street, now holds one of the most powerful civil rights museums in the country. The Tulsa Remote program pays new arrivals $10,000 to move here, and enough have taken the deal that there's a real scene now. The Gathering Place park alone is worth a flight.
the verdict
under Albany, every month
Tulsa is the easier version of your monthly budget. Lower rent, lighter monthly outlay.
a quick ledger.
$1,350/mo
18% cheaper than Albany(vs $1,643/mo)
4.75%
$92/mo less in state tax than Albany
vs 5.85% in Albany
$6,588/mo
$385 more than Albany
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$253k
30% cheaper than Albany
vs $361k in Albany
1.0M
vs 905k in Albany
field notes, weather & such.
163
pleasant days a year, in tulsa.
Albany only logs 147 pleasant days. Summers run hot, though: 31 days above 95° vs Albany's 0.
A month here packs 1.5× the events of Albany.
49/100
32% lower than Albany
vs 72/100 in Albany
Closest outdoor draw: Walnut Creek State Park, 17.7 mi.
77/100
15% lower than Albany
vs 91/100 in Albany
18
5% fewer than Albany
vs 19 nonstops in Albany
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