same $100k income, fresh start from Des Moines
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
under Des Moines, every month
Money-wise it's a wash. The case for Tulsa is everything that isn't rent.
a quick ledger.
$1,350/mo
6% more expensive than Des Moines(vs $1,268/mo)
4.75%
$104/mo less in state tax than Des Moines
vs 6% in Des Moines
$6,588/mo
$23 more than Des Moines
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$253k
16% cheaper than Des Moines
vs $300k in Des Moines
1.0M
vs 737k in Des Moines
field notes, weather & such.
163
pleasant days a year, in tulsa.
Des Moines only logs 151 pleasant days. Summers run hot, though: 31 days above 95° vs Des Moines's 7.
About as much going on as in Des Moines.
49/100
11% lower than Des Moines
vs 55/100 in Des Moines
Closest outdoor draw: Walnut Creek State Park, 17.7 mi.
77/100
1% lower than Des Moines
vs 78/100 in Des Moines
18
6% more than Des Moines
vs 17 nonstops in Des Moines
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