$100k a year, no longer in Milwaukee
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 Milwaukee
Tulsa is the easier version of your monthly budget. Lower rent, lighter monthly outlay.
a quick ledger.
$1,350/mo
10% cheaper than Milwaukee(vs $1,504/mo)
4.75%
$127/mo less in state tax than Milwaukee
vs 6.27% in Milwaukee
$6,588/mo
$281 more than Milwaukee
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$253k
36% cheaper than Milwaukee
vs $394k in Milwaukee
1.0M
vs 1.6M in Milwaukee
field notes, weather & such.
163
pleasant days a year, in tulsa.
Milwaukee only logs 149 pleasant days. Summers run hot, though: 31 days above 95° vs Milwaukee's 0.
Noticeably quieter than Milwaukee. About 46% fewer events on a typical month.
49/100
20% lower than Milwaukee
vs 61/100 in Milwaukee
Closest outdoor draw: Walnut Creek State Park, 17.7 mi.
77/100
21% lower than Milwaukee
vs 98/100 in Milwaukee
18
40% fewer than Milwaukee
vs 30 nonstops in Milwaukee
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