on $100k a year, leaving Orlando
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 Orlando, every month
A near-tie on cost. What separates Tulsa is the life around the numbers.
a quick ledger.
$1,350/mo
30% cheaper than Orlando(vs $1,937/mo)
4.75%
$396/mo more in state tax than Orlando
vs 0% in Orlando
$6,588/mo
$192 more than Orlando
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$253k
37% cheaper than Orlando
vs $402k in Orlando
1.0M
vs 2.8M in Orlando
field notes, weather & such.
163
pleasant days a year, in tulsa.
Orlando actually gets more: 216 pleasant days a year. Warm, not extreme: 31 days clear 95°, vs 10 back in Orlando.
76% fewer events than Orlando. The pace eases up.
49/100
21% lower than Orlando
vs 62/100 in Orlando
Closest outdoor draw: Walnut Creek State Park, 17.7 mi.
77/100
21% lower than Orlando
vs 97/100 in Orlando
18
88% fewer than Orlando
vs 146 nonstops in Orlando
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