on $100k a year, leaving Grand Rapids
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
lighter monthly cost than Grand Rapids
Tulsa gives you room Grand Rapids doesn't. Same gross salary, lower monthly cost of living.
a quick ledger.
$1,350/mo
17% cheaper than Grand Rapids(vs $1,620/mo)
4.75%
$42/mo more in state tax than Grand Rapids
vs 4.25% in Grand Rapids
$6,588/mo
$229 more than Grand Rapids
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$253k
28% cheaper than Grand Rapids
vs $353k in Grand Rapids
1.0M
vs 1.2M in Grand Rapids
field notes, weather & such.
163
pleasant days a year, in tulsa.
Grand Rapids only logs 151 pleasant days. Hot stretches show up, though: 31 days above 95° here, 0 in Grand Rapids.
But the calendar thins out: Grand Rapids stays 1.8× busier.
49/100
12% lower than Grand Rapids
vs 56/100 in Grand Rapids
Closest outdoor draw: Walnut Creek State Park, 17.7 mi.
77/100
21% lower than Grand Rapids
vs 97/100 in Grand Rapids
18
10% fewer than Grand Rapids
vs 20 nonstops in Grand Rapids
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