$100k salary, packing up from Tallahassee
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
the monthly cost of moving past Tallahassee
You'd pay for Tulsa. The question is whether the days are worth the difference.
a quick ledger.
$1,350/mo
12% cheaper than Tallahassee(vs $1,527/mo)
4.75%
$396/mo more in state tax than Tallahassee
vs 0% in Tallahassee
$6,588/mo
$218 less than Tallahassee
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$253k
12% cheaper than Tallahassee
vs $289k in Tallahassee
1.0M
vs 393k in Tallahassee
field notes, weather & such.
163
pleasant days a year, in tulsa.
Tallahassee actually gets more: 186 pleasant days a year.
Nights and weekends fill up faster. 19.0× more on the calendar than Tallahassee.
49/100
16% lower than Tallahassee
vs 58/100 in Tallahassee
Closest outdoor draw: Walnut Creek State Park, 17.7 mi.
77/100
0% lower than Tallahassee
vs 77/100 in Tallahassee
18
157% more than Tallahassee
vs 7 nonstops in Tallahassee
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