01 · the cities
New York
New York is the city that refuses to take a nap. Five boroughs of bodegas, bagels, late-night dollar slices, and entire neighborhoods that switch languages every six blocks. The subway is a 472-station miracle that runs all night, and Central Park is the green lung that keeps Manhattan sane. You will spend more than you planned and love every minute of it.
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
$3,329/mo
$1,350/mo
$1,979/mo less than New York (147%)
Median home price
Median home price
$739k
$253k
$486k less than New York
State income tax
State income tax
10.7%
4.8%
Gross left after rent
Gross left after rent
$4,110/mo
$6,588/mo
Tulsa has $2,478/mo more gross after rent at $100k
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03 · the weather
Pleasant days/yr
Pleasant days/yr
171 days
163 days
8 fewer than New York
Extreme heat days
Extreme heat days
1 days
31 days
days above 95°F per year
Extreme cold days
Extreme cold days
19 days
12 days
days below 20°F per year
Tulsa has 30 more days above 95°F each year than New York. New York drops below 20°F on 7 more days per year than Tulsa.
04 · the life
OutdoorScore
OutdoorScore
78 / 100
49 / 100
29.0 pts behind New York
Nonstop flights
Nonstop flights
215 routes
18 routes
197 fewer direct routes than New York
Metro size
Metro size
19.5M metro
1.0M metro
New York has 102.8x more events per month than Tulsa.
the verdict
4
New York
categories won
5
Tulsa
categories won
Tulsa wins on money. New York has the edge on weather and lifestyle.
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