with $100k coming in, swapping out of Lexington
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
less monthly outlay than Lexington
A near-tie on cost. What separates Tulsa is the life around the numbers.
a quick ledger.
$1,350/mo
9% cheaper than Lexington(vs $1,488/mo)
4.75%
$21/mo more in state tax than Lexington
vs 4.5% in Lexington
$6,588/mo
$118 more than Lexington
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$253k
22% cheaper than Lexington
vs $324k in Lexington
1.0M
vs 520k in Lexington
field notes, weather & such.
163
pleasant days a year, in tulsa.
Lexington gets 171 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine. Hot stretches show up, though: 31 days above 95° here, 1 in Lexington.
A similar weekend lineup to Lexington.
49/100
18% lower than Lexington
vs 60/100 in Lexington
Closest outdoor draw: Walnut Creek State Park, 17.7 mi.
77/100
12% lower than Lexington
vs 88/100 in Lexington
18
38% more than Lexington
vs 13 nonstops in Lexington
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