01 · the cities
Honolulu
Honolulu is Waikiki's high-rises pressed against turquoise water, Diamond Head crater glowing pink at dawn, and plate lunches that mix Hawaiian, Japanese, Filipino, Korean, and Portuguese into one perfect styrofoam container. Surf the south shore in summer, the north in winter. The North Shore is a 45-minute drive into a totally different world. Aloha here is a way of moving through the day.
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
$2,843/mo
$1,350/mo
$1,493/mo less than Honolulu (111%)
Median home price
Median home price
$1.1M
$253k
$808k less than Honolulu
State income tax
State income tax
11.0%
4.8%
Gross left after rent
Gross left after rent
$4,574/mo
$6,588/mo
Tulsa has $2,014/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
316 days
163 days
153 fewer than Honolulu
Extreme heat days
Extreme heat days
0 days
31 days
days above 95°F per year
Extreme cold days
Extreme cold days
0 days
12 days
days below 20°F per year
Tulsa has 31 more days above 95°F each year than Honolulu. Tulsa drops below 20°F on 12 more days per year than Honolulu.
04 · the life
OutdoorScore
OutdoorScore
55 / 100
49 / 100
6.0 pts behind Honolulu
Nonstop flights
Nonstop flights
51 routes
18 routes
33 fewer direct routes than Honolulu
Metro size
Metro size
989k metro
1.0M metro
Honolulu has 2.5x more events per month than Tulsa.
the verdict
5
Honolulu
categories won
4
Tulsa
categories won
Honolulu wins on weather and lifestyle. Tulsa has the edge on money.
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