$100k a year, no longer in Dayton
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 Dayton
Barely costlier than Dayton. If Tulsa pulls you in, it's the life it offers, not the price tag.
a quick ledger.
$1,350/mo
2% more expensive than Dayton(vs $1,321/mo)
4.75%
$63/mo more in state tax than Dayton
vs 3.99% in Dayton
$6,588/mo
$92 less than Dayton
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$253k
82% more expensive than Dayton
vs $139k in Dayton
1.0M
vs 808k in Dayton
field notes, weather & such.
163
pleasant days a year, in tulsa.
Dayton gets 171 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine. Summers run hot, though: 31 days above 95° vs Dayton's 0.
Nights and weekends fill up faster. 2.7× more on the calendar than Dayton.
49/100
21% lower than Dayton
vs 62/100 in Dayton
Closest outdoor draw: Walnut Creek State Park, 17.7 mi.
77/100
13% lower than Dayton
vs 89/100 in Dayton
18
13% more than Dayton
vs 16 nonstops in Dayton
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