$100k a year, no longer in Allentown
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 Allentown, every month
Tulsa is the easier version of your monthly budget. Lower rent, lighter monthly outlay.
a quick ledger.
$1,350/mo
25% cheaper than Allentown(vs $1,809/mo)
4.75%
$140/mo more in state tax than Allentown
vs 3.07% in Allentown
$6,588/mo
$319 more than Allentown
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$253k
30% cheaper than Allentown
vs $359k in Allentown
1.0M
vs 874k in Allentown
field notes, weather & such.
163
pleasant days a year, in tulsa.
Allentown keeps to 157 pleasant days a year. Warm, not extreme: 31 days clear 95°, vs 2 back in Allentown.
Nights and weekends fill up faster. 1.4× more on the calendar than Allentown.
49/100
33% lower than Allentown
vs 73/100 in Allentown
Closest outdoor draw: Walnut Creek State Park, 17.7 mi.
77/100
10% lower than Allentown
vs 86/100 in Allentown
18
100% more than Allentown
vs 9 nonstops in Allentown
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