with $100k coming in, swapping out of San Diego
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 San Diego
Tulsa runs on a fraction of San Diego's budget. Same paycheck, real lifestyle upgrade.
a quick ledger.
$1,350/mo
53% cheaper than San Diego(vs $2,890/mo)
4.75%
$379/mo less in state tax than San Diego
vs 9.3% in San Diego
$6,588/mo
$1,920 more than San Diego
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$253k
75% cheaper than San Diego
vs $1010k in San Diego
1.0M
vs 3.3M in San Diego
field notes, weather & such.
163
pleasant days a year, in tulsa.
San Diego actually gets more: 332 pleasant days a year. Warm, not extreme: 31 days clear 95°, vs 0 back in San Diego.
78% fewer events than San Diego. The pace eases up.
49/100
35% lower than San Diego
vs 75/100 in San Diego
Closest outdoor draw: Walnut Creek State Park, 17.7 mi.
77/100
22% lower than San Diego
vs 99/100 in San Diego
18
67% fewer than San Diego
vs 55 nonstops in San Diego
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