with $100k coming in, swapping out of New Haven
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
lighter monthly cost than New Haven
Move to Tulsa and the monthly math gets easier. New Haven's rent is the headline; Tulsa's is a footnote.
a quick ledger.
$1,350/mo
35% cheaper than New Haven(vs $2,089/mo)
4.75%
$62/mo less in state tax than New Haven
vs 5.5% in New Haven
$6,588/mo
$802 more than New Haven
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$253k
40% cheaper than New Haven
vs $424k in New Haven
1.0M
vs 568k in New Haven
field notes, weather & such.
163
pleasant days a year, in tulsa.
New Haven only logs 155 pleasant days. Summers run hot, though: 31 days above 95° vs New Haven's 1.
111% more happening than in New Haven.
49/100
27% lower than New Haven
vs 67/100 in New Haven
Closest outdoor draw: Walnut Creek State Park, 17.7 mi.
77/100
20% lower than New Haven
vs 96/100 in New Haven
18
1700% more than New Haven
vs 1 nonstops in New Haven
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