on $100k a year, leaving Wilmington
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
under Wilmington, every month
Tulsa gives you room Wilmington doesn't. Same gross salary, lower monthly cost of living.
a quick ledger.
$1,350/mo
19% cheaper than Wilmington(vs $1,675/mo)
4.75%
$21/mo more in state tax than Wilmington
vs 4.5% in Wilmington
$6,588/mo
$305 more than Wilmington
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$253k
44% cheaper than Wilmington
vs $448k in Wilmington
1.0M
vs 467k in Wilmington
field notes, weather & such.
163
pleasant days a year, in tulsa.
Wilmington actually gets more: 235 pleasant days a year. Warm, not extreme: 31 days clear 95°, vs 1 back in Wilmington.
90% more happening than in Wilmington.
49/100
9% lower than Wilmington
vs 54/100 in Wilmington
Closest outdoor draw: Walnut Creek State Park, 17.7 mi.
77/100
15% higher than Wilmington
vs 67/100 in Wilmington
18
260% more than Wilmington
vs 5 nonstops in Wilmington
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