$100k salary, packing up from Salem
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
less monthly outlay than Salem
The gap is real. Tulsa costs noticeably less than Salem, every month.
a quick ledger.
$1,350/mo
18% cheaper than Salem(vs $1,642/mo)
4.75%
$333/mo less in state tax than Salem
vs 8.75% in Salem
$6,588/mo
$626 more than Salem
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$253k
44% cheaper than Salem
vs $452k in Salem
1.0M
vs 437k in Salem
field notes, weather & such.
163
pleasant days a year, in tulsa.
Salem has the edge here, logging 201 pleasant days a year. Warm, not extreme: 31 days clear 95°, vs 2 back in Salem.
A month here packs 38.0× the events of Salem.
49/100
29% lower than Salem
vs 69/100 in Salem
Closest outdoor draw: Walnut Creek State Park, 17.7 mi.
77/100
12% lower than Salem
vs 88/100 in Salem
18
0% fewer than Salem
vs 0 nonstops in Salem
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