same $100k income, fresh start from Anchorage
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
more expensive each month than Anchorage
Almost a wash on cost. The case for Tulsa is about what you'd do there, not what you'd save.
a quick ledger.
$1,350/mo
21% cheaper than Anchorage(vs $1,713/mo)
4.75%
$396/mo more in state tax than Anchorage
vs 0% in Anchorage
$6,588/mo
$32 less than Anchorage
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$253k
42% cheaper than Anchorage
vs $438k in Anchorage
1.0M
vs 401k in Anchorage
field notes, weather & such.
163
pleasant days a year, in tulsa.
Anchorage barely cracks 93 pleasant ones. Hot stretches show up, though: 31 days above 95° here, 0 in Anchorage.
49/100
28% lower than Anchorage
vs 68/100 in Anchorage
Closest outdoor draw: Walnut Creek State Park, 17.7 mi.
77/100
3% lower than Anchorage
vs 79/100 in Anchorage
18
47% fewer than Anchorage
vs 34 nonstops in Anchorage
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