landable/cost of living comparison
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01 · the cities

San Francisco

San Francisco is hills, fog, Mission burritos the size of forearms, and pastel Victorians stacked like dominoes. Karl the Fog has his own Instagram, the cable cars are still mechanically pulled by cables running under the street, and the Pacific shows up at the end of every west-bound avenue. The food is wildly good, the views are theatrical, and yes, you'll get cardio just walking to the corner store.

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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

$3,146/mo

$1,350/mo

$1,796/mo less than San Francisco (133%)

Median home price

$1.2M

$253k

$986k less than San Francisco

State income tax

9.3%

4.8%

Gross left after rent

$4,412/mo

$6,588/mo

Tulsa has $2,176/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

312 days

163 days

149 fewer than San Francisco

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 Francisco. Tulsa drops below 20°F on 12 more days per year than San Francisco.

04 · the life

OutdoorScore

83 / 100

49 / 100

34.0 pts behind San Francisco

Walk Score®

99 / 100

77 / 100

22 pts behind San Francisco

Nonstop flights

111 routes

18 routes

93 fewer direct routes than San Francisco

Metro size

4.6M metro

1.0M metro

San Francisco has 6.8x more events per month than Tulsa.

the verdict

5

San Francisco

categories won

of 9

4

Tulsa

categories won

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

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