$100k a year, no longer in Houston
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
more expensive each month than Houston
Barely costlier than Houston. If Tulsa pulls you in, it's the life it offers, not the price tag.
a quick ledger.
$1,350/mo
16% cheaper than Houston(vs $1,610/mo)
4.75%
$396/mo more in state tax than Houston
vs 0% in Houston
$6,588/mo
$135 less than Houston
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$253k
19% cheaper than Houston
vs $311k in Houston
1.0M
vs 7.5M in Houston
field notes, weather & such.
163
pleasant days a year, in tulsa.
Houston gets 171 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine.
Houston hosts 5.6× more events.
49/100
11% lower than Houston
vs 55/100 in Houston
Closest outdoor draw: Walnut Creek State Park, 17.7 mi.
77/100
0% lower than Houston
vs 77/100 in Houston
18
90% fewer than Houston
vs 176 nonstops in Houston
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