same $100k income, fresh start from Melbourne
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 Melbourne
Tulsa and Melbourne land close on cost. The reasons to move are about how you'd live, not what you'd save.
a quick ledger.
$1,350/mo
29% cheaper than Melbourne(vs $1,895/mo)
4.75%
$396/mo more in state tax than Melbourne
vs 0% in Melbourne
$6,588/mo
$150 more than Melbourne
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$253k
28% cheaper than Melbourne
vs $351k in Melbourne
1.0M
vs 644k in Melbourne
field notes, weather & such.
163
pleasant days a year, in tulsa.
Melbourne actually gets more: 254 pleasant days a year. Warm, not extreme: 31 days clear 95°, vs 0 back in Melbourne.
49/100
11% lower than Melbourne
vs 55/100 in Melbourne
Closest outdoor draw: Walnut Creek State Park, 17.7 mi.
77/100
8% lower than Melbourne
vs 84/100 in Melbourne
18
800% more than Melbourne
vs 2 nonstops in Melbourne
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