on $100k a year, leaving Tulsa
changea dispatch from
austin
TX
30.27°N
97.74°W
Austin runs on breakfast tacos, live music, and a stubborn streak of weirdness that the tech boom hasn't fully smoothed over. The east side reinvents itself every few years and still has the vinyl shops, vintage western wear, and honky-tonks to prove it. Barton Springs holds 68°F year-round and locals plan their summers around it. There's a swimming hole, a taco truck, or a guitar within five blocks of wherever you're standing.
in our guides
the verdict
under Tulsa, every month
Cost barely budges between Austin and Tulsa. Pick this one for the texture of the days, not the math.
a quick ledger.
$1,583/mo
17% more expensive than Tulsa(vs $1,350/mo)
0%
$396/mo less in state tax than Tulsa
vs 4.75% in Tulsa
$6,750/mo
$162 more than Tulsa
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$433k
71% more expensive than Tulsa
vs $253k in Tulsa
2.5M
vs 1.0M in Tulsa
field notes, weather & such.
170
pleasant days a year, in austin.
Tulsa barely cracks 163 pleasant ones. Summers run hot, though: 53 days above 95° vs Tulsa's 31.
A real upgrade on things to do: 3.2× Tulsa's pace.
56/100
14% higher than Tulsa
vs 49/100 in Tulsa
Closest outdoor draw: Bastrop State Park, 32 mi.
99/100
29% higher than Tulsa
vs 77/100 in Tulsa
42
133% more than Tulsa
vs 18 nonstops in Tulsa
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