with $100k coming in, swapping out of Hickory
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
cheaper each month than Hickory
On paper, Tulsa and Hickory are twins. In practice they live very differently.
a quick ledger.
$1,350/mo
6% cheaper than Hickory(vs $1,434/mo)
4.75%
$21/mo more in state tax than Hickory
vs 4.5% in Hickory
$6,588/mo
$64 more than Hickory
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$253k
6% cheaper than Hickory
vs $268k in Hickory
1.0M
vs 370k in Hickory
field notes, weather & such.
163
pleasant days a year, in tulsa.
Hickory edges ahead with 189 pleasant days. Hot stretches show up, though: 31 days above 95° here, 11 in Hickory.
Nights and weekends fill up faster. 2.0× more on the calendar than Hickory.
49/100
23% lower than Hickory
vs 64/100 in Hickory
Closest outdoor draw: Walnut Creek State Park, 17.7 mi.
77/100
10% higher than Hickory
vs 70/100 in Hickory
18
0% fewer than Hickory
vs 0 nonstops in Hickory
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