I was paid $10,000 to move from New York to Oklahoma. I wasn't sure what to expect, but I've fallen in love with my new home.

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I was paid $10,000 to move to Oklahoma as part of the Tulsa Remote program.

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I got paid $10,000 to move to Tulsa. My mortgage for a whole house is about what I used to pay to rent one room.

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Jasmine Bell got paid $10,000 to move from Los Angeles to Tulsa, Oklahoma.

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I'm a millennial who moved his family from Houston to Tulsa after getting accepted into its $10,000 relocation program. We plan on staying for at least 10 years.

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Jhonathan Vazquez and his wife had a baby daughter about two years after moving to Tulsa.

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Tulsa offered remote workers $10,000 to move there. The results show how the program shook up the local economy — and what the future of smaller cities could look like.

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Tulsa, Oklahoma.

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Moving to Tulsa: 4 transplants share how the small city has changed their cost of living

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Laura Landers (left), Corinne Gaston (middle), and Michael Boyink (right)
Laura Landers (left), Corinne Gaston (middle), and Michael Boyink (right) all moved to Tulsa through Tulsa Remote

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I left Washington, DC, for Oklahoma and can finally afford to live on my own thanks to the Tulsa Remote Program

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Ryann Cooke moved to Tulsa, Oklahoma two months after applying for the Tulsa Remote program.

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I got paid $10,000 to move to Tulsa. I was able to buy a house and I'm significantly happier.

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Lillian Griffith
Lillian Griffith left Georgia and moved to Tulsa in August 2022.

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Archaeologists find the remains of 2 adults they believe could be victims of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre

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Buildings burning during Race Riots, Greenwood District, Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Buildings burning during Race Riots, Greenwood District, Tulsa, Oklahoma

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I left NYC for Tulsa, Oklahoma. I only planned to stay for a year, but I love the lower cost of living and slower pace.

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Mark Radcliffe in front of the house he bought in Tulsa.

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This Gen Zer bought and remodeled two homes by the time she turned 25. Her latest renovation was inspired by TikTok — see inside.

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Katie Harris in front of her Tulsa home.
Katie Harris in front of her Tulsa home.

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