same $100k income, fresh start from Baton Rouge
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 Baton Rouge
Barely costlier than Baton Rouge. If Tulsa pulls you in, it's the life it offers, not the price tag.
a quick ledger.
$1,350/mo
1% cheaper than Baton Rouge(vs $1,361/mo)
4.75%
$146/mo more in state tax than Baton Rouge
vs 3% in Baton Rouge
$6,588/mo
$134 less than Baton Rouge
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$253k
1% more expensive than Baton Rouge
vs $250k in Baton Rouge
1.0M
vs 874k in Baton Rouge
field notes, weather & such.
163
pleasant days a year, in tulsa.
Baton Rouge gets 187 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine.
153% more happening than in Baton Rouge.
49/100
2% lower than Baton Rouge
vs 50/100 in Baton Rouge
Closest outdoor draw: Walnut Creek State Park, 17.7 mi.
77/100
3% higher than Baton Rouge
vs 75/100 in Baton Rouge
18
350% more than Baton Rouge
vs 4 nonstops in Baton Rouge
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