with $100k coming in, swapping out of Atlanta
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
cheaper each month than Atlanta
You'd feel the difference in Tulsa. Not life-changing money, but real breathing room next to Atlanta.
a quick ledger.
$1,350/mo
26% cheaper than Atlanta(vs $1,814/mo)
4.75%
$62/mo less in state tax than Atlanta
vs 5.49% in Atlanta
$6,588/mo
$526 more than Atlanta
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$253k
35% cheaper than Atlanta
vs $386k in Atlanta
1.0M
vs 6.3M in Atlanta
field notes, weather & such.
163
pleasant days a year, in tulsa.
Atlanta has the edge here, logging 204 pleasant days a year. Summer is real but not punishing: 31 days top 95° vs Atlanta's 2.
Atlanta hosts 6.3× more events.
49/100
27% lower than Atlanta
vs 67/100 in Atlanta
Closest outdoor draw: Walnut Creek State Park, 17.7 mi.
77/100
17% lower than Atlanta
vs 93/100 in Atlanta
18
92% fewer than Atlanta
vs 217 nonstops in Atlanta
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