$100k salary, packing up from El Paso
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 premium over El Paso
You'd pay for Tulsa. The question is whether the days are worth the difference.
a quick ledger.
$1,350/mo
8% cheaper than El Paso(vs $1,473/mo)
4.75%
$396/mo more in state tax than El Paso
vs 0% in El Paso
$6,588/mo
$272 less than El Paso
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$253k
9% more expensive than El Paso
vs $231k in El Paso
1.0M
vs 872k in El Paso
field notes, weather & such.
163
pleasant days a year, in tulsa.
El Paso has the edge here, logging 222 pleasant days a year.
On par with El Paso for events and shows.
49/100
25% lower than El Paso
vs 65/100 in El Paso
Closest outdoor draw: Walnut Creek State Park, 17.7 mi.
77/100
17% lower than El Paso
vs 93/100 in El Paso
18
38% more than El Paso
vs 13 nonstops in El Paso
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