$100k a year, no longer in Santa Maria
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 Santa Maria
Tulsa sits well below Santa Maria on cost. Same paycheck, a noticeably lighter month.
a quick ledger.
$1,350/mo
60% cheaper than Santa Maria(vs $3,352/mo)
4.75%
$379/mo less in state tax than Santa Maria
vs 9.3% in Santa Maria
$6,588/mo
$2,382 more than Santa Maria
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$253k
76% cheaper than Santa Maria
vs $1059k in Santa Maria
1.0M
vs 441k in Santa Maria
field notes, weather & such.
163
pleasant days a year, in tulsa.
Santa Maria gets 337 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine. Summers run hot, though: 31 days above 95° vs Santa Maria's 0.
49/100
17% lower than Santa Maria
vs 59/100 in Santa Maria
Closest outdoor draw: Walnut Creek State Park, 17.7 mi.
77/100
11% lower than Santa Maria
vs 87/100 in Santa Maria
18
800% more than Santa Maria
vs 2 nonstops in Santa Maria
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