on $100k a year, leaving Roanoke
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
below Roanoke's monthly cost
On paper, Tulsa and Roanoke are twins. In practice they live very differently.
a quick ledger.
$1,350/mo
2% cheaper than Roanoke(vs $1,382/mo)
4.75%
$83/mo less in state tax than Roanoke
vs 5.75% in Roanoke
$6,588/mo
$116 more than Roanoke
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$253k
15% cheaper than Roanoke
vs $296k in Roanoke
1.0M
vs 314k in Roanoke
field notes, weather & such.
163
pleasant days a year, in tulsa.
Roanoke edges ahead with 179 pleasant days. Summers run hot, though: 31 days above 95° vs Roanoke's 2.
Nights and weekends fill up faster. 3.2× more on the calendar than Roanoke.
49/100
29% lower than Roanoke
vs 69/100 in Roanoke
Closest outdoor draw: Walnut Creek State Park, 17.7 mi.
77/100
18% lower than Roanoke
vs 94/100 in Roanoke
18
100% more than Roanoke
vs 9 nonstops in Roanoke
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