on $100k a year, leaving Gainesville
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
pricier each month than Gainesville
A small premium for Tulsa. Worth it only if the rest of the city earns it back.
a quick ledger.
$1,350/mo
18% cheaper than Gainesville(vs $1,645/mo)
4.75%
$396/mo more in state tax than Gainesville
vs 0% in Gainesville
$6,588/mo
$100 less than Gainesville
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$253k
20% cheaper than Gainesville
vs $317k in Gainesville
1.0M
vs 350k in Gainesville
field notes, weather & such.
163
pleasant days a year, in tulsa.
Gainesville actually gets more: 206 pleasant days a year.
12.7× the events of Gainesville, and the calendar shows it.
49/100
22% lower than Gainesville
vs 63/100 in Gainesville
Closest outdoor draw: Walnut Creek State Park, 17.7 mi.
77/100
15% lower than Gainesville
vs 91/100 in Gainesville
18
260% more than Gainesville
vs 5 nonstops in Gainesville
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