$100k a year, no longer in Louisville
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
more expensive each month than Louisville
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
1% cheaper than Louisville(vs $1,368/mo)
4.75%
$21/mo more in state tax than Louisville
vs 4.5% in Louisville
$6,588/mo
$2 less than Louisville
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$253k
10% cheaper than Louisville
vs $282k in Louisville
1.0M
vs 1.4M in Louisville
field notes, weather & such.
163
pleasant days a year, in tulsa.
Louisville edges ahead with 181 pleasant days. Hot stretches show up, though: 31 days above 95° here, 1 in Louisville.
Noticeably quieter than Louisville. About 59% fewer events on a typical month.
49/100
9% lower than Louisville
vs 54/100 in Louisville
Closest outdoor draw: Walnut Creek State Park, 17.7 mi.
77/100
18% lower than Louisville
vs 94/100 in Louisville
18
18% fewer than Louisville
vs 22 nonstops in Louisville
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