$100k salary, packing up from Salinas
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 Salinas
Tulsa sits well below Salinas on cost. Same paycheck, a noticeably lighter month.
a quick ledger.
$1,350/mo
52% cheaper than Salinas(vs $2,813/mo)
4.75%
$379/mo less in state tax than Salinas
vs 9.3% in Salinas
$6,588/mo
$1,843 more than Salinas
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$253k
71% cheaper than Salinas
vs $862k in Salinas
1.0M
vs 431k in Salinas
field notes, weather & such.
163
pleasant days a year, in tulsa.
Salinas actually gets more: 335 pleasant days a year. Warm, not extreme: 31 days clear 95°, vs 0 back in Salinas.
49/100
31% lower than Salinas
vs 71/100 in Salinas
Closest outdoor draw: Walnut Creek State Park, 17.7 mi.
77/100
3% lower than Salinas
vs 79/100 in Salinas
18
200% more than Salinas
vs 6 nonstops in Salinas
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