with $100k coming in, swapping out of Tampa
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
cheaper each month than Tampa
You'd feel the difference in Tulsa. Not life-changing money, but real breathing room next to Tampa.
a quick ledger.
$1,350/mo
32% cheaper than Tampa(vs $1,996/mo)
4.75%
$396/mo more in state tax than Tampa
vs 0% in Tampa
$6,588/mo
$251 more than Tampa
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$253k
32% cheaper than Tampa
vs $374k in Tampa
1.0M
vs 3.3M in Tampa
field notes, weather & such.
163
pleasant days a year, in tulsa.
Tampa actually gets more: 243 pleasant days a year. Warm, not extreme: 31 days clear 95°, vs 3 back in Tampa.
On par with Tampa for events and shows.
49/100
21% lower than Tampa
vs 62/100 in Tampa
Closest outdoor draw: Walnut Creek State Park, 17.7 mi.
77/100
16% lower than Tampa
vs 92/100 in Tampa
18
74% fewer than Tampa
vs 68 nonstops in Tampa
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