with $100k coming in, swapping out of Phoenix
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
cheaper each month than Phoenix
You'd feel the difference in Tulsa. Not life-changing money, but real breathing room next to Phoenix.
a quick ledger.
$1,350/mo
22% cheaper than Phoenix(vs $1,739/mo)
4.75%
$188/mo more in state tax than Phoenix
vs 2.5% in Phoenix
$6,588/mo
$202 more than Phoenix
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$253k
45% cheaper than Phoenix
vs $458k in Phoenix
1.0M
vs 5.1M in Phoenix
field notes, weather & such.
163
pleasant days a year, in tulsa.
Phoenix gets 181 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine.
Lighter on events: Phoenix packs 5.2× more into a month.
49/100
26% lower than Phoenix
vs 66/100 in Phoenix
Closest outdoor draw: Walnut Creek State Park, 17.7 mi.
77/100
21% lower than Phoenix
vs 97/100 in Phoenix
18
80% fewer than Phoenix
vs 91 nonstops in Phoenix
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