same $100k income, fresh start from Charleston
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 Charleston
Not a fortune, but real money. Tulsa runs cheaper than Charleston month over month.
a quick ledger.
$1,350/mo
32% cheaper than Charleston(vs $1,987/mo)
4.75%
$146/mo less in state tax than Charleston
vs 6.5% in Charleston
$6,588/mo
$783 more than Charleston
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$253k
41% cheaper than Charleston
vs $432k in Charleston
1.0M
vs 849k in Charleston
field notes, weather & such.
163
pleasant days a year, in tulsa.
Charleston has the edge here, logging 212 pleasant days a year. Warm, not extreme: 31 days clear 95°, vs 10 back in Charleston.
About as much going on as in Charleston.
49/100
27% lower than Charleston
vs 67/100 in Charleston
Closest outdoor draw: Walnut Creek State Park, 17.7 mi.
77/100
16% lower than Charleston
vs 92/100 in Charleston
18
10% fewer than Charleston
vs 20 nonstops in Charleston
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