Tulsa- give me the real deal (Broken Arrow, Owasso: cheap home, budget, jobs)

[Synopsis]

I agree it's a good area nevergoingback. But, you should lock your doors; I hope you were just being facetious. Even in great neighborhoods you'll have an occasional criminal act. Where we live in DFW, we haven't seen a crime in the ten years we've lived here, but I always lock my doors.

[nevergoingback]

Originally Posted by Synopsis

I agree it's a good area nevergoingback. But, you should lock your doors; I hope you were just being facetious. Even in great neighborhoods you'll have an occasional criminal act. Where we live in DFW, we haven't seen a crime in the ten years we've lived here, but I always lock my doors.

Your right, I mistyped. I'm way too noid to actually leave em unlocked. I meant to type "I don't NEED TO lock my doors". Sometimes my mind flows faster than my fingers type!

[Jammie]

Entertainment is one of the things that is super cheap in Tulsa. It's things like a fabulous museum that has no admission~only a free will offering. I don't remember the cost of the zoo, but it's dirt cheap compared to other places in the country. It seems like the Aquarium in Jenks was something like $12 a person a couple years ago. In nearby Grove, they had a nice little three acre flowery park and they had a sign out front that said they were on the honor system and hoped everyone could contribute a bit. Tulsa itself has a beautiful park and the cost is nothing.

Motels are another thing that seemed very reasonable, which of course wouldn't be of a concern to you once you've relocated.

In comparison to some states where you pay for nearly every flower you get to see, things like that are cheap in Tulsa.

[bedanahere]

I think Tulsans generally tend to oversell their cheap cost of living. Compared to NYC or San Francisco, yes Tulsa is cheap. But if you compared apples to apples and looked at the cost of living, Tulsa is not cheap at all. Sales tax of 8.5 % on everything is just one for example. I believe at least food and mall purchases should be exempt - at least they were when I was in central PA.

[nevergoingback]

Originally Posted by bedanahere

I think Tulsans generally tend to oversell their cheap cost of living. Compared to NYC or San Francisco, yes Tulsa is cheap. But if you compared apples to apples and looked at the cost of living, Tulsa is not cheap at all. Sales tax of 8.5 % on everything is just one for example. I believe at least food and mall purchases should be exempt - at least they were when I was in central PA.

So is Tulsa cheap or not, apples to apples? You say its cheap and then you say it isn't.

And why should "mall" purchases not be taxed?

[Billtown]

I also just moved to Tulsa (Owasso) from central PA. Tulsa is very comparable cost-of-living wise to central PA, but taxes seem a bit higher here.

crazikate,

I was surprised at how close the houses were in Tulsa,Bixby,Jenks and how difficult it was to find .5-1 acre of land and still be in a subdivision w roads w no traffic and plenty of kids. Check out the Owasso area...I think it is the perfect description of "country but not too country." Found a great neighborhood of new houses w .5 to 1 acres lots and plenty of young families. Plenty of restaurants, shopping, not a lot of traffic. Home prices are favorable compared to South Tulsa.

BTW, I also just moved my family 12 hours away from other family and have kids 7,5, and 2.

[StillwaterTownie]

Oh, my goodness, you actually don't lock your doors!? In Stillwater we had to put a stop to that practice way back during the mid 1960's after a woman and her little girl both got murdered by being slit ear to ear. And it took place at day time! And much more recently a woman got raped in the middle of the night because she left her door unlocked. There was a time we never locked our doors back when I was a child and lived on a farm in the country, but that all had to change a few years after we moved to Stillwater. My mother absolutely insisted upon it.

[Okiegirlfriend]

Sales tax in Tulsa city limits is 8.517% to be exact.

[briansgi]

Originally Posted by bedanahere

I think Tulsans generally tend to oversell their cheap cost of living. Compared to NYC or San Francisco, yes Tulsa is cheap. But if you compared apples to apples and looked at the cost of living, Tulsa is not cheap at all. Sales tax of 8.5 % on everything is just one for example. I believe at least food and mall purchases should be exempt - at least they were when I was in central PA.

Pennsylvania has a "use tax", at least Ok does not have that! If you want to know what a use tax is, for instance if you purchase an item online, from another state, in Pennsylvania you have to pay tax on that item, as it's called a "use tax". Pennsylvania has a 6% state sales tax, Oklahoma's is only 4.5%! Pittsburg Pa for instance has an 8.25% city sales tax, not much different than Tulsa!

[bedanahere]

I agree with you briansgi. But I still cannot understand taxes on food and mall purchases. Use tax is true for say, items from Dell coz they do not have a warehouse in PA but say from buy.com there is no tax as they do have warehouses in PA. ..so it all depends.