same $100k income, fresh start from Knoxville
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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 each month than Knoxville ran you
Almost a wash on cost. The case for Tulsa is about what you'd do there, not what you'd save.
a quick ledger.
$1,350/mo
22% cheaper than Knoxville(vs $1,731/mo)
4.75%
$396/mo more in state tax than Knoxville
vs 0% in Knoxville
$6,588/mo
$14 less than Knoxville
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$253k
30% cheaper than Knoxville
vs $364k in Knoxville
1.0M
vs 947k in Knoxville
field notes, weather & such.
163
pleasant days a year, in tulsa.
Knoxville edges ahead with 189 pleasant days. Summers run hot, though: 31 days above 95° vs Knoxville's 3.
Comparable to Knoxville for events and concerts.
49/100
29% lower than Knoxville
vs 69/100 in Knoxville
Closest outdoor draw: Walnut Creek State Park, 17.7 mi.
77/100
8% higher than Knoxville
vs 71/100 in Knoxville
18
6% more than Knoxville
vs 17 nonstops in Knoxville
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