on $100k a year, leaving Buffalo
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
lighter monthly cost than Buffalo
Cost barely budges between Tulsa and Buffalo. Pick this one for the texture of the days, not the math.
a quick ledger.
$1,350/mo
2% cheaper than Buffalo(vs $1,374/mo)
4.75%
$92/mo less in state tax than Buffalo
vs 5.85% in Buffalo
$6,588/mo
$116 more than Buffalo
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$253k
10% cheaper than Buffalo
vs $280k in Buffalo
1.0M
vs 1.2M in Buffalo
field notes, weather & such.
163
pleasant days a year, in tulsa.
Buffalo only logs 152 pleasant days. Hot stretches show up, though: 31 days above 95° here, 0 in Buffalo.
But the calendar thins out: Buffalo stays 1.8× busier.
49/100
26% lower than Buffalo
vs 66/100 in Buffalo
Closest outdoor draw: Walnut Creek State Park, 17.7 mi.
77/100
15% lower than Buffalo
vs 91/100 in Buffalo
18
10% fewer than Buffalo
vs 20 nonstops in Buffalo
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