$100k a year, no longer in San Francisco
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 Francisco
In Tulsa, rent stops being the headline. The cost gap shows up every month without you trying.
a quick ledger.
$1,350/mo
57% cheaper than San Francisco(vs $3,146/mo)
4.75%
$379/mo less in state tax than San Francisco
vs 9.3% in San Francisco
$6,588/mo
$2,176 more than San Francisco
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$253k
80% cheaper than San Francisco
vs $1239k in San Francisco
1.0M
vs 4.6M in San Francisco
field notes, weather & such.
163
pleasant days a year, in tulsa.
San Francisco has the edge here, logging 312 pleasant days a year. Warm, not extreme: 31 days clear 95°, vs 0 back in San Francisco.
Lighter on events: San Francisco packs 6.8× more into a month.
49/100
41% lower than San Francisco
vs 83/100 in San Francisco
Closest outdoor draw: Walnut Creek State Park, 17.7 mi.
77/100
22% lower than San Francisco
vs 99/100 in San Francisco
18
84% fewer than San Francisco
vs 111 nonstops in San Francisco
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