on $100k a year, leaving Bridgeport
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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
lighter monthly cost than Bridgeport
Move to Tulsa and the monthly math gets easier. Bridgeport's rent is the headline; Tulsa's is a footnote.
a quick ledger.
$1,350/mo
51% cheaper than Bridgeport(vs $2,767/mo)
4.75%
$62/mo less in state tax than Bridgeport
vs 5.5% in Bridgeport
$6,588/mo
$1,480 more than Bridgeport
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$253k
67% cheaper than Bridgeport
vs $768k in Bridgeport
1.0M
vs 952k in Bridgeport
field notes, weather & such.
163
pleasant days a year, in tulsa.
Bridgeport actually gets more: 172 pleasant days a year. Summer is real but not punishing: 31 days top 95° vs Bridgeport's 0.
A real upgrade on things to do: 5.4× Bridgeport's pace.
49/100
23% lower than Bridgeport
vs 64/100 in Bridgeport
Closest outdoor draw: Walnut Creek State Park, 17.7 mi.
77/100
16% lower than Bridgeport
vs 92/100 in Bridgeport
18
1700% more than Bridgeport
vs 1 nonstops in Bridgeport
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