with $100k coming in, swapping out of Kansas City
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
below Kansas City's monthly cost
A near-tie on cost. What separates Tulsa is the life around the numbers.
a quick ledger.
$1,350/mo
10% cheaper than Kansas City(vs $1,502/mo)
4.75%
$4/mo more in state tax than Kansas City
vs 4.7% in Kansas City
$6,588/mo
$148 more than Kansas City
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$253k
22% cheaper than Kansas City
vs $326k in Kansas City
1.0M
vs 2.2M in Kansas City
field notes, weather & such.
163
pleasant days a year, in tulsa.
Kansas City actually gets more: 170 pleasant days a year. Warm, not extreme: 31 days clear 95°, vs 8 back in Kansas City.
But the calendar thins out: Kansas City stays 2.2× busier.
49/100
12% lower than Kansas City
vs 56/100 in Kansas City
Closest outdoor draw: Walnut Creek State Park, 17.7 mi.
77/100
18% lower than Kansas City
vs 94/100 in Kansas City
18
58% fewer than Kansas City
vs 43 nonstops in Kansas City
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