01 · the cities
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→South Bend
South Bend is Notre Dame, the Golden Dome, and the Touchdown Jesus mural visible from the football stadium. The St. Joseph River runs through downtown, and the East Bank district has the food and bar scene. The University of Notre Dame campus is genuinely beautiful (the basilica, the lakes, the grottos). Smaller than its national reputation suggests, with a steady college-town pulse.
full dispatch→02 · the money
Median rent
Median rent
$1,350/mo
$1,391/mo
Median home price
Median home price
$253k
$230k
$23k less than Tulsa
State income tax
State income tax
4.8%
3.0%
Gross left after rent
Gross left after rent
$6,588/mo
$6,692/mo
South Bend has $104/mo more gross after rent at $100k
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03 · the weather
Pleasant days/yr
Pleasant days/yr
163 days
157 days
6 fewer than Tulsa
Extreme heat days
Extreme heat days
31 days
0 days
days above 95°F per year
Extreme cold days
Extreme cold days
12 days
40 days
days below 20°F per year
Tulsa has 31 more days above 95°F each year than South Bend. South Bend drops below 20°F on 28 more days per year than Tulsa.
04 · the life
OutdoorScore
OutdoorScore
49 / 100
53 / 100
4.0 pts ahead of Tulsa
Nonstop flights
Nonstop flights
18 routes
9 routes
9 fewer direct routes than Tulsa
Metro size
Metro size
1.0M metro
324k metro
Tulsa has 2.2x more events per month than South Bend.
the verdict
3
Tulsa
categories won
5
South Bend
categories won
South Bend wins on money. Tulsa has the edge on weather.
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