with $100k coming in, swapping out of Charlotte
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
less monthly outlay than Charlotte
You'd feel the difference in Tulsa. Not life-changing money, but real breathing room next to Charlotte.
a quick ledger.
$1,350/mo
22% cheaper than Charlotte(vs $1,728/mo)
4.75%
$21/mo more in state tax than Charlotte
vs 4.5% in Charlotte
$6,588/mo
$358 more than Charlotte
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$253k
35% cheaper than Charlotte
vs $391k in Charlotte
1.0M
vs 2.8M in Charlotte
field notes, weather & such.
163
pleasant days a year, in tulsa.
Charlotte actually gets more: 200 pleasant days a year. Warm, not extreme: 31 days clear 95°, vs 7 back in Charlotte.
66% fewer events than Charlotte. The pace eases up.
49/100
4% lower than Charlotte
vs 51/100 in Charlotte
Closest outdoor draw: Walnut Creek State Park, 17.7 mi.
77/100
18% lower than Charlotte
vs 94/100 in Charlotte
18
87% fewer than Charlotte
vs 141 nonstops in Charlotte
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