with $100k coming in, swapping out of Winston-Salem
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 Winston-Salem's monthly cost
Tulsa and Winston-Salem land close on cost. The reasons to move are about how you'd live, not what you'd save.
a quick ledger.
$1,350/mo
10% cheaper than Winston-Salem(vs $1,508/mo)
4.75%
$21/mo more in state tax than Winston-Salem
vs 4.5% in Winston-Salem
$6,588/mo
$138 more than Winston-Salem
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$253k
11% cheaper than Winston-Salem
vs $283k in Winston-Salem
1.0M
vs 696k in Winston-Salem
field notes, weather & such.
163
pleasant days a year, in tulsa.
Winston-Salem gets 186 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine. Hot stretches show up, though: 31 days above 95° here, 8 in Winston-Salem.
49/100
9% lower than Winston-Salem
vs 54/100 in Winston-Salem
Closest outdoor draw: Walnut Creek State Park, 17.7 mi.
77/100
8% higher than Winston-Salem
vs 71/100 in Winston-Salem
18
0% fewer than Winston-Salem
vs 0 nonstops in Winston-Salem
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