01 · the cities
Boston
Boston is brick sidewalks, dive bars older than most states, and an accent that turns 'park the car' into a love language. The city is densely packed with colleges (Harvard, MIT, BU, BC, plus 30 more), which keeps it perpetually 22 years old in spirit. The Freedom Trail literally paints a red line through 400 years of American history. Dunkin' is not a chain here, it's a way of life.
full dispatch→Tulsa
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.
full dispatch→02 · the money
Median rent
Median rent
$3,145/mo
$1,350/mo
$1,795/mo less than Boston (133%)
Median home price
Median home price
$771k
$253k
$518k less than Boston
State income tax
State income tax
5.0%
4.8%
Gross left after rent
Gross left after rent
$4,772/mo
$6,588/mo
Tulsa has $1,816/mo more gross after rent at $100k
Gross left after rent reflects state income tax but not federal, based on $100k salary. Enter your salary to find your ideal city.
03 · the weather
Pleasant days/yr
Pleasant days/yr
160 days
163 days
Extreme heat days
Extreme heat days
2 days
31 days
days above 95°F per year
Extreme cold days
Extreme cold days
33 days
12 days
days below 20°F per year
Tulsa has 29 more days above 95°F each year than Boston. Boston drops below 20°F on 21 more days per year than Tulsa.
04 · the life
OutdoorScore
OutdoorScore
71 / 100
49 / 100
22.0 pts behind Boston
Nonstop flights
Nonstop flights
103 routes
18 routes
85 fewer direct routes than Boston
Metro size
Metro size
4.9M metro
1.0M metro
Boston has 4.4x more events per month than Tulsa.
the verdict
3
Boston
categories won
5
Tulsa
categories won
Tulsa wins on money. Boston has the edge on lifestyle.
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