with $100k coming in, swapping out of Chattanooga
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
the monthly cost of moving past Chattanooga
Tulsa costs meaningfully more. Whether it earns that back in the day-to-day is the actual question.
a quick ledger.
$1,350/mo
11% cheaper than Chattanooga(vs $1,524/mo)
4.75%
$396/mo more in state tax than Chattanooga
vs 0% in Chattanooga
$6,588/mo
$221 less than Chattanooga
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$253k
21% cheaper than Chattanooga
vs $322k in Chattanooga
1.0M
vs 580k in Chattanooga
field notes, weather & such.
163
pleasant days a year, in tulsa.
Chattanooga has the edge here, logging 167 pleasant days a year. Summer is real but not punishing: 31 days top 95° vs Chattanooga's 16.
Nights and weekends fill up faster. 1.7× more on the calendar than Chattanooga.
49/100
29% lower than Chattanooga
vs 69/100 in Chattanooga
Closest outdoor draw: Walnut Creek State Park, 17.7 mi.
77/100
6% lower than Chattanooga
vs 82/100 in Chattanooga
18
125% more than Chattanooga
vs 8 nonstops in Chattanooga
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