on $100k a year, leaving Hagerstown
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 Hagerstown
Tulsa gives you room Hagerstown doesn't. Same gross salary, lower monthly cost of living.
a quick ledger.
$1,350/mo
15% cheaper than Hagerstown(vs $1,587/mo)
4.75%
$288/mo less in state tax than Hagerstown
vs 8.2% in Hagerstown
$6,588/mo
$525 more than Hagerstown
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$253k
21% cheaper than Hagerstown
vs $321k in Hagerstown
1.0M
vs 305k in Hagerstown
field notes, weather & such.
163
pleasant days a year, in tulsa.
Hagerstown keeps to 160 pleasant days a year. Warm, not extreme: 31 days clear 95°, vs 6 back in Hagerstown.
A real upgrade on things to do: 2.1× Hagerstown's pace.
49/100
12% lower than Hagerstown
vs 56/100 in Hagerstown
Closest outdoor draw: Walnut Creek State Park, 17.7 mi.
77/100
12% lower than Hagerstown
vs 88/100 in Hagerstown
18
800% more than Hagerstown
vs 2 nonstops in Hagerstown
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