$100k salary, packing up from Virginia Beach
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 Virginia Beach's monthly cost
The gap is real. Tulsa costs noticeably less than Virginia Beach, every month.
a quick ledger.
$1,350/mo
26% cheaper than Virginia Beach(vs $1,819/mo)
4.75%
$83/mo less in state tax than Virginia Beach
vs 5.75% in Virginia Beach
$6,588/mo
$553 more than Virginia Beach
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$253k
33% cheaper than Virginia Beach
vs $375k in Virginia Beach
1.0M
vs 1.8M in Virginia Beach
field notes, weather & such.
163
pleasant days a year, in tulsa.
Virginia Beach gets 211 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine. Hot stretches show up, though: 31 days above 95° here, 1 in Virginia Beach.
Comparable to Virginia Beach for events and concerts.
49/100
14% lower than Virginia Beach
vs 57/100 in Virginia Beach
Closest outdoor draw: Walnut Creek State Park, 17.7 mi.
77/100
12% lower than Virginia Beach
vs 88/100 in Virginia Beach
18
6% more than Virginia Beach
vs 17 nonstops in Virginia Beach
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