on $100k a year, leaving Pittsburgh
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
pricier each month than Pittsburgh
A small premium for Tulsa. Worth it only if the rest of the city earns it back.
a quick ledger.
$1,350/mo
8% cheaper than Pittsburgh(vs $1,473/mo)
4.75%
$140/mo more in state tax than Pittsburgh
vs 3.07% in Pittsburgh
$6,588/mo
$17 less than Pittsburgh
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$253k
13% more expensive than Pittsburgh
vs $223k in Pittsburgh
1.0M
vs 2.4M in Pittsburgh
field notes, weather & such.
163
pleasant days a year, in tulsa.
Pittsburgh only manages 161 of those. Summer is real but not punishing: 31 days top 95° vs Pittsburgh's 0.
52% fewer events than Pittsburgh. The pace eases up.
49/100
29% lower than Pittsburgh
vs 69/100 in Pittsburgh
Closest outdoor draw: Walnut Creek State Park, 17.7 mi.
77/100
22% lower than Pittsburgh
vs 99/100 in Pittsburgh
18
51% fewer than Pittsburgh
vs 37 nonstops in Pittsburgh
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