$100k a year, no longer in Minneapolis
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 Minneapolis
Tulsa is the easier version of your monthly budget. Lower rent, lighter monthly outlay.
a quick ledger.
$1,350/mo
20% cheaper than Minneapolis(vs $1,679/mo)
4.75%
$258/mo less in state tax than Minneapolis
vs 7.85% in Minneapolis
$6,588/mo
$588 more than Minneapolis
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$253k
37% cheaper than Minneapolis
vs $398k in Minneapolis
1.0M
vs 3.7M in Minneapolis
field notes, weather & such.
163
pleasant days a year, in tulsa.
Minneapolis only logs 147 pleasant days. Hot stretches show up, though: 31 days above 95° here, 1 in Minneapolis.
Lighter on events: Minneapolis packs 4.1× more into a month.
49/100
36% lower than Minneapolis
vs 76/100 in Minneapolis
Closest outdoor draw: Walnut Creek State Park, 17.7 mi.
77/100
17% lower than Minneapolis
vs 93/100 in Minneapolis
18
86% fewer than Minneapolis
vs 130 nonstops in Minneapolis
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