same $100k income, fresh start from Spartanburg
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
under Spartanburg, every month
Tulsa is the easier version of your monthly budget. Lower rent, lighter monthly outlay.
a quick ledger.
$1,350/mo
6% cheaper than Spartanburg(vs $1,434/mo)
4.75%
$146/mo less in state tax than Spartanburg
vs 6.5% in Spartanburg
$6,588/mo
$230 more than Spartanburg
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$253k
9% cheaper than Spartanburg
vs $277k in Spartanburg
1.0M
vs 383k in Spartanburg
field notes, weather & such.
163
pleasant days a year, in tulsa.
Spartanburg actually gets more: 191 pleasant days a year. Warm, not extreme: 31 days clear 95°, vs 16 back in Spartanburg.
153% more happening than in Spartanburg.
49/100
28% lower than Spartanburg
vs 68/100 in Spartanburg
Closest outdoor draw: Walnut Creek State Park, 17.7 mi.
77/100
0% lower than Spartanburg
vs 77/100 in Spartanburg
18
10% fewer than Spartanburg
vs 20 nonstops in Spartanburg
compare tulsa with:
