on $100k a year, leaving Mobile
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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
pricier each month than Mobile
Tulsa edges out a little pricier. Close enough that the decision rides on the days, not the dollars.
a quick ledger.
$1,350/mo
4% more expensive than Mobile(vs $1,302/mo)
4.75%
$21/mo less in state tax than Mobile
vs 5% in Mobile
$6,588/mo
$27 less than Mobile
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$253k
31% more expensive than Mobile
vs $194k in Mobile
1.0M
vs 412k in Mobile
field notes, weather & such.
163
pleasant days a year, in tulsa.
Mobile actually gets more: 225 pleasant days a year. Warm, not extreme: 31 days clear 95°, vs 3 back in Mobile.
Nights and weekends fill up faster. 1.6× more on the calendar than Mobile.
49/100
17% lower than Mobile
vs 59/100 in Mobile
Closest outdoor draw: Walnut Creek State Park, 17.7 mi.
77/100
12% higher than Mobile
vs 69/100 in Mobile
18
260% more than Mobile
vs 5 nonstops in Mobile
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