with $100k coming in, swapping out of Boston
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 Boston
In Tulsa, rent stops being the headline. The cost gap shows up every month without you trying.
a quick ledger.
$1,350/mo
57% cheaper than Boston(vs $3,145/mo)
4.75%
$21/mo less in state tax than Boston
vs 5% in Boston
$6,588/mo
$1,816 more than Boston
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$253k
67% cheaper than Boston
vs $771k in Boston
1.0M
vs 4.9M in Boston
field notes, weather & such.
163
pleasant days a year, in tulsa.
Boston keeps to 160 pleasant days a year. Summer is real but not punishing: 31 days top 95° vs Boston's 2.
Noticeably quieter than Boston. About 77% fewer events on a typical month.
49/100
31% lower than Boston
vs 71/100 in Boston
Closest outdoor draw: Walnut Creek State Park, 17.7 mi.
77/100
21% lower than Boston
vs 98/100 in Boston
18
83% fewer than Boston
vs 103 nonstops in Boston
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