01 · the cities
Omaha
Omaha is the steakhouse capital of the prairie, home to Berkshire Hathaway (Warren Buffett still eats at the same Dundee diner), and the Henry Doorly Zoo, which is consistently ranked among the best in the world. The Old Market downtown is brick-and-cobblestone charm. The Reuben sandwich claims to have been invented here, and the locals will fight you on it. Friendly to a fault.
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
$1,412/mo
$1,350/mo
$62/mo less than Omaha (5%)
Median home price
Median home price
$306k
$253k
$53k less than Omaha
State income tax
State income tax
5.8%
4.8%
Gross left after rent
Gross left after rent
$6,435/mo
$6,588/mo
Tulsa has $153/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
145 days
163 days
18 more than Omaha
Extreme heat days
Extreme heat days
11 days
31 days
days above 95°F per year
Extreme cold days
Extreme cold days
53 days
12 days
days below 20°F per year
Tulsa has 20 more days above 95°F each year than Omaha. Omaha drops below 20°F on 41 more days per year than Tulsa.
04 · the life
OutdoorScore
OutdoorScore
53 / 100
49 / 100
4.0 pts behind Omaha
Nonstop flights
Nonstop flights
19 routes
18 routes
Metro size
Metro size
985k metro
1.0M metro
Omaha has 1.6x more events per month than Tulsa.
the verdict
2
Omaha
categories won
6
Tulsa
categories won
Tulsa wins on money and weather. Omaha has the edge on lifestyle.
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