$100k a year, no longer in Lakeland
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
under Lakeland, every month
A near-tie on cost. What separates Tulsa is the life around the numbers.
a quick ledger.
$1,350/mo
26% cheaper than Lakeland(vs $1,834/mo)
4.75%
$396/mo more in state tax than Lakeland
vs 0% in Lakeland
$6,588/mo
$89 more than Lakeland
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$253k
16% cheaper than Lakeland
vs $301k in Lakeland
1.0M
vs 818k in Lakeland
field notes, weather & such.
163
pleasant days a year, in tulsa.
Lakeland edges ahead with 206 pleasant days. Hot stretches show up, though: 31 days above 95° here, 13 in Lakeland.
A month here packs 3.2× the events of Lakeland.
49/100
2% higher than Lakeland
vs 48/100 in Lakeland
Closest outdoor draw: Walnut Creek State Park, 17.7 mi.
77/100
17% higher than Lakeland
vs 66/100 in Lakeland
18
74% fewer than Lakeland
vs 68 nonstops in Lakeland
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