01 · the cities
Springfield
Springfield is the birthplace of Route 66 (the road was officially named in a meeting here in 1926), Bass Pro Shops' world headquarters, and the gateway to the Ozarks. Wonders of Wildlife (next to the Bass Pro store) is genuinely one of the best aquariums in America. The city itself is friendly, affordable, and surprisingly leafy. Branson is 30 miles south for the lake-and-show experience.
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
$1,249/mo
$1,350/mo
$101/mo more than Springfield (7%)
Median home price
Median home price
$268k
$253k
$15k less than Springfield
State income tax
State income tax
4.7%
4.8%
Gross left after rent
Gross left after rent
$6,693/mo
$6,588/mo
Springfield has $105/mo more gross after rent at $100k
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03 · the weather
Pleasant days/yr
Pleasant days/yr
170 days
163 days
7 fewer than Springfield
Extreme heat days
Extreme heat days
12 days
31 days
days above 95°F per year
Extreme cold days
Extreme cold days
20 days
12 days
days below 20°F per year
Tulsa has 19 more days above 95°F each year than Springfield. Springfield drops below 20°F on 8 more days per year than Tulsa.
04 · the life
OutdoorScore
OutdoorScore
50 / 100
49 / 100
Nonstop flights
Nonstop flights
9 routes
18 routes
9 more direct routes than Springfield
Metro size
Metro size
491k metro
1.0M metro
Springfield has 2.4x fewer events per month than Tulsa.
the verdict
5
Springfield
categories won
3
Tulsa
categories won
Springfield wins on money and weather. Tulsa has the edge on lifestyle.
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