on $100k a year, leaving Sacramento
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
under Sacramento, every month
In Tulsa, rent stops being the headline. The cost gap shows up every month without you trying.
a quick ledger.
$1,350/mo
39% cheaper than Sacramento(vs $2,226/mo)
4.75%
$379/mo less in state tax than Sacramento
vs 9.3% in Sacramento
$6,588/mo
$1,256 more than Sacramento
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$253k
57% cheaper than Sacramento
vs $589k in Sacramento
1.0M
vs 2.4M in Sacramento
field notes, weather & such.
163
pleasant days a year, in tulsa.
Sacramento actually gets more: 211 pleasant days a year.
Noticeably quieter than Sacramento. About 55% fewer events on a typical month.
49/100
35% lower than Sacramento
vs 75/100 in Sacramento
Closest outdoor draw: Walnut Creek State Park, 17.7 mi.
77/100
21% lower than Sacramento
vs 98/100 in Sacramento
18
36% fewer than Sacramento
vs 28 nonstops in Sacramento
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