$100k salary, packing up from Birmingham
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 Birmingham's monthly cost
Tulsa and Birmingham land close on cost. The reasons to move are about how you'd live, not what you'd save.
a quick ledger.
$1,350/mo
4% cheaper than Birmingham(vs $1,407/mo)
4.75%
$21/mo less in state tax than Birmingham
vs 5% in Birmingham
$6,588/mo
$78 more than Birmingham
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$253k
3% cheaper than Birmingham
vs $261k in Birmingham
1.0M
vs 1.2M in Birmingham
field notes, weather & such.
163
pleasant days a year, in tulsa.
Birmingham has the edge here, logging 171 pleasant days a year.
Noticeably quieter than Birmingham. About 58% fewer events on a typical month.
49/100
20% lower than Birmingham
vs 61/100 in Birmingham
Closest outdoor draw: Walnut Creek State Park, 17.7 mi.
77/100
3% lower than Birmingham
vs 79/100 in Birmingham
18
10% fewer than Birmingham
vs 20 nonstops in Birmingham
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