with $100k coming in, swapping out of Tulsa
changea dispatch from
houston
TX
29.76°N
95.37°W
Houston has no zoning laws (you'll see a taco truck next to a mansion next to a strip mall), the most diverse food scene in America by most rankings, and NASA's mission control out on the edge of town. The Texas Medical Center is the largest in the world. It's sprawling and culturally enormous, with a Vietnamese pho district, Nigerian jollof spots, and a Tex-Mex scene that takes itself seriously. Bigger than you think, in every direction.
in our guides
the verdict
below Tulsa's monthly cost
Money-wise it's a wash. The case for Houston is everything that isn't rent.
a quick ledger.
$1,610/mo
19% more expensive than Tulsa(vs $1,350/mo)
0%
$396/mo less in state tax than Tulsa
vs 4.75% in Tulsa
$6,723/mo
$135 more than Tulsa
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$311k
23% more expensive than Tulsa
vs $253k in Tulsa
7.5M
vs 1.0M in Tulsa
field notes, weather & such.
171
pleasant days a year, in houston.
Tulsa barely cracks 163 pleasant ones. Hot stretches show up, though: 54 days above 95° here, 31 in Tulsa.
A month here packs 5.6× the events of Tulsa.
55/100
12% higher than Tulsa
vs 49/100 in Tulsa
Closest outdoor draw: Sheldon Lake State Park & Environmental Learning Center, 14.6 mi.
77/100
0% lower than Tulsa
vs 77/100 in Tulsa
176
878% more than Tulsa
vs 18 nonstops in Tulsa
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