$100k salary, packing up from Toledo
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 Toledo
Tulsa costs more than Toledo, and you'll feel it. The upside has to come from somewhere other than your budget.
a quick ledger.
$1,350/mo
13% more expensive than Toledo(vs $1,197/mo)
4.75%
$63/mo more in state tax than Toledo
vs 3.99% in Toledo
$6,588/mo
$216 less than Toledo
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$253k
29% more expensive than Toledo
vs $196k in Toledo
1.0M
vs 600k in Toledo
field notes, weather & such.
163
pleasant days a year, in tulsa.
Toledo only logs 159 pleasant days. Summers run hot, though: 31 days above 95° vs Toledo's 0.
A real upgrade on things to do: 1.5× Toledo's pace.
49/100
11% lower than Toledo
vs 55/100 in Toledo
Closest outdoor draw: Walnut Creek State Park, 17.7 mi.
77/100
35% higher than Toledo
vs 57/100 in Toledo
18
350% more than Toledo
vs 4 nonstops in Toledo
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