on $100k a year, leaving Hartford
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 Hartford
Tulsa gives you room Hartford doesn't. Same gross salary, lower monthly cost of living.
a quick ledger.
$1,350/mo
30% cheaper than Hartford(vs $1,931/mo)
4.75%
$62/mo less in state tax than Hartford
vs 5.5% in Hartford
$6,588/mo
$644 more than Hartford
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$253k
39% cheaper than Hartford
vs $411k in Hartford
1.0M
vs 1.2M in Hartford
field notes, weather & such.
163
pleasant days a year, in tulsa.
Hartford only manages 148 of those. Summer is real but not punishing: 31 days top 95° vs Hartford's 1.
A month here packs 1.3× the events of Hartford.
49/100
27% lower than Hartford
vs 67/100 in Hartford
Closest outdoor draw: Walnut Creek State Park, 17.7 mi.
77/100
15% lower than Hartford
vs 91/100 in Hartford
18
31% fewer than Hartford
vs 26 nonstops in Hartford
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