with $100k coming in, swapping out of Ann Arbor
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
below Ann Arbor's monthly cost
You'd feel the difference in Tulsa. Not life-changing money, but real breathing room next to Ann Arbor.
a quick ledger.
$1,350/mo
35% cheaper than Ann Arbor(vs $2,082/mo)
4.75%
$42/mo more in state tax than Ann Arbor
vs 4.25% in Ann Arbor
$6,588/mo
$691 more than Ann Arbor
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$253k
41% cheaper than Ann Arbor
vs $429k in Ann Arbor
1.0M
vs 366k in Ann Arbor
field notes, weather & such.
163
pleasant days a year, in tulsa.
Ann Arbor only logs 154 pleasant days. Summers run hot, though: 31 days above 95° vs Ann Arbor's 0.
Nights and weekends fill up faster. 2.7× more on the calendar than Ann Arbor.
49/100
12% lower than Ann Arbor
vs 56/100 in Ann Arbor
Closest outdoor draw: Walnut Creek State Park, 17.7 mi.
77/100
21% lower than Ann Arbor
vs 97/100 in Ann Arbor
18
87% fewer than Ann Arbor
vs 135 nonstops in Ann Arbor
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