$100k salary, packing up from Springfield
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
below Springfield's monthly cost
The gap is real. Tulsa costs noticeably less than Springfield, every month.
a quick ledger.
$1,350/mo
29% cheaper than Springfield(vs $1,913/mo)
4.75%
$21/mo less in state tax than Springfield
vs 5% in Springfield
$6,588/mo
$584 more than Springfield
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$253k
32% cheaper than Springfield
vs $373k in Springfield
1.0M
vs 460k in Springfield
field notes, weather & such.
163
pleasant days a year, in tulsa.
Springfield keeps to 147 pleasant days a year. Summer is real but not punishing: 31 days top 95° vs Springfield's 1.
Nights and weekends fill up faster. 6.3× more on the calendar than Springfield.
49/100
26% lower than Springfield
vs 66/100 in Springfield
Closest outdoor draw: Walnut Creek State Park, 17.7 mi.
77/100
11% lower than Springfield
vs 87/100 in Springfield
18
31% fewer than Springfield
vs 26 nonstops in Springfield
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