$100k salary, packing up from Fresno
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 Fresno
Tulsa runs on a fraction of Fresno's budget. Same paycheck, real lifestyle upgrade.
a quick ledger.
$1,350/mo
32% cheaper than Fresno(vs $1,999/mo)
4.75%
$379/mo less in state tax than Fresno
vs 9.3% in Fresno
$6,588/mo
$1,029 more than Fresno
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$253k
39% cheaper than Fresno
vs $418k in Fresno
1.0M
vs 1.2M in Fresno
field notes, weather & such.
163
pleasant days a year, in tulsa.
Fresno has the edge here, logging 206 pleasant days a year.
Things to do run about even with Fresno.
49/100
26% lower than Fresno
vs 66/100 in Fresno
Closest outdoor draw: Walnut Creek State Park, 17.7 mi.
77/100
13% lower than Fresno
vs 89/100 in Fresno
18
64% more than Fresno
vs 11 nonstops in Fresno
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