$100k a year, no longer in Kennewick
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
the monthly cost of moving past Kennewick
Tulsa edges out a little pricier. Close enough that the decision rides on the days, not the dollars.
a quick ledger.
$1,350/mo
20% cheaper than Kennewick(vs $1,686/mo)
4.75%
$396/mo more in state tax than Kennewick
vs 0% in Kennewick
$6,588/mo
$59 less than Kennewick
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$253k
43% cheaper than Kennewick
vs $441k in Kennewick
1.0M
vs 314k in Kennewick
field notes, weather & such.
163
pleasant days a year, in tulsa.
Kennewick actually gets more: 199 pleasant days a year.
Nights and weekends fill up faster. 38.0× more on the calendar than Kennewick.
49/100
34% lower than Kennewick
vs 74/100 in Kennewick
Closest outdoor draw: Walnut Creek State Park, 17.7 mi.
77/100
40% higher than Kennewick
vs 55/100 in Kennewick
18
125% more than Kennewick
vs 8 nonstops in Kennewick
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