same $100k income, fresh start from Austin
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 Austin
Barely costlier than Austin. If Tulsa pulls you in, it's the life it offers, not the price tag.
a quick ledger.
$1,350/mo
15% cheaper than Austin(vs $1,583/mo)
4.75%
$396/mo more in state tax than Austin
vs 0% in Austin
$6,588/mo
$162 less than Austin
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$253k
42% cheaper than Austin
vs $433k in Austin
1.0M
vs 2.5M in Austin
field notes, weather & such.
163
pleasant days a year, in tulsa.
Austin gets 170 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine.
But the calendar thins out: Austin stays 3.2× busier.
49/100
12% lower than Austin
vs 56/100 in Austin
Closest outdoor draw: Walnut Creek State Park, 17.7 mi.
77/100
22% lower than Austin
vs 99/100 in Austin
18
57% fewer than Austin
vs 42 nonstops in Austin
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