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01 · the cities

San Diego

San Diego is the city most Californians secretly wish they lived in: 70°F, sunny, and a beach for every mood. Fish tacos are religion, Balboa Park is bigger than Central Park and packed with museums, and the craft beer scene is one of the best in the country. The zoo is world-famous and the burritos are aggressively underrated. Even the freeways feel relaxed here.

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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.

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02 · the money

Median rent

$2,890/mo

$1,350/mo

$1,540/mo less than San Diego (114%)

Median home price

$1.0M

$253k

$757k less than San Diego

State income tax

9.3%

4.8%

Gross left after rent

$4,668/mo

$6,588/mo

Tulsa has $1,920/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

332 days

163 days

169 fewer than San Diego

Extreme heat days

0 days

31 days

days above 95°F per year

Extreme cold days

0 days

12 days

days below 20°F per year

Tulsa has 31 more days above 95°F each year than San Diego. Tulsa drops below 20°F on 12 more days per year than San Diego.

04 · the life

OutdoorScore

75 / 100

49 / 100

26.0 pts behind San Diego

Walk Score®

99 / 100

77 / 100

22 pts behind San Diego

Nonstop flights

55 routes

18 routes

37 fewer direct routes than San Diego

Metro size

3.3M metro

1.0M metro

San Diego has 4.6x more events per month than Tulsa.

the verdict

5

San Diego

categories won

of 9

4

Tulsa

categories won

San Diego wins on weather and lifestyle. Tulsa has the edge on money.

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