on $100k a year, leaving Madison
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 Madison, every month
Tulsa gives you room Madison doesn't. Same gross salary, lower monthly cost of living.
a quick ledger.
$1,350/mo
19% cheaper than Madison(vs $1,673/mo)
4.75%
$127/mo less in state tax than Madison
vs 6.27% in Madison
$6,588/mo
$450 more than Madison
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$253k
46% cheaper than Madison
vs $465k in Madison
1.0M
vs 694k in Madison
field notes, weather & such.
163
pleasant days a year, in tulsa.
Madison only manages 147 of those. Warm, not extreme: 31 days clear 95°, vs 0 back in Madison.
A similar weekend lineup to Madison.
49/100
27% lower than Madison
vs 67/100 in Madison
Closest outdoor draw: Walnut Creek State Park, 17.7 mi.
77/100
12% lower than Madison
vs 88/100 in Madison
18
64% more than Madison
vs 11 nonstops in Madison
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