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.
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
$3,146/mo
$1,350/mo
$1,796/mo less than San Francisco (133%)
Median home price
Median home price
$1.2M
$253k
$986k less than San Francisco
State income tax
State income tax
9.3%
4.8%
Gross left after rent
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
Pleasant days/yr
312 days
163 days
149 fewer than San Francisco
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 San Francisco. Tulsa drops below 20°F on 12 more days per year than San Francisco.
04 · the life
OutdoorScore
OutdoorScore
83 / 100
49 / 100
34.0 pts behind San Francisco
Nonstop flights
Nonstop flights
111 routes
18 routes
93 fewer direct routes than San Francisco
Metro size
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
4
Tulsa
categories won
San Francisco wins on weather and lifestyle. Tulsa has the edge on money.
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