with $100k coming in, swapping out of Portland
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 Portland
You'd feel the difference in Tulsa. Not life-changing money, but real breathing room next to Portland.
a quick ledger.
$1,350/mo
24% cheaper than Portland(vs $1,781/mo)
4.75%
$333/mo less in state tax than Portland
vs 8.75% in Portland
$6,588/mo
$765 more than Portland
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$253k
55% cheaper than Portland
vs $562k in Portland
1.0M
vs 2.5M in Portland
field notes, weather & such.
163
pleasant days a year, in tulsa.
Portland has the edge here, logging 178 pleasant days a year. Summer is real but not punishing: 31 days top 95° vs Portland's 7.
Lighter on events: Portland packs 3.2× more into a month.
49/100
44% lower than Portland
vs 87/100 in Portland
Closest outdoor draw: Walnut Creek State Park, 17.7 mi.
77/100
23% lower than Portland
vs 100/100 in Portland
18
68% fewer than Portland
vs 57 nonstops in Portland
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