High Point vs Tulsa
The short version
- Tulsa is cheaper overall: prices in its metro run 4% lower than in the High Point area (BEA 2024).
- The median home costs $205,300 in Tulsa and $235,800 in High Point.
- Households earn more in High Point ($64,561 vs $59,838 median).
- Tulsa has more scorching days: 74 a year at 90°F or hotter vs 33.
- High Point is growing faster: +5.7% since 2020 vs +0.8%.
Side by side
| High Point, NC | Tulsa, OK | |
|---|---|---|
| People | ||
| Population (2025) | 120,571 | 416,209 |
| Growth since 2020 | +5.7% | +0.8% |
| People per square mile | 2,099 | 2,105 |
| Median age | 37.7 | 35.6 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 34% | 34% |
| Money and housing | ||
| Median household income | $64,561 | $59,838 |
| Median home value | $235,800 | $205,300 |
| Home value to income | 3.7× | 3.4× |
| Median rent (with utilities) | $1,116 | $1,052 |
| Metro price level (US = 100) | 92.9 | 89.2 |
| Housing price level (US = 100) | 74.5 | 68.2 |
| $75,000 elsewhere equals | $69,600 | $66,900 |
| Homeowners | 58% | 52% |
| Top state income tax | 3.99% | 4.5% |
| Combined sales tax | 7.1% | 9.06% |
| Work and commute | ||
| Average commute (minutes) | 20.7 | 18.9 |
| Work from home | 10% | 12% |
| Take public transit | 1% | 1% |
| Unemployment (2020-24 avg) | 5.2% | 6.1% |
| Poverty rate | 15.7% | 18.7% |
| Weather | ||
| January high / low | 49° / 30° | 49° / 28° |
| July high / low | 89° / 69° | 94° / 73° |
| Precipitation per year | 44 in | 41 in |
| Snowfall per year | 7 in | 9 in |
| Days 90°F or hotter | 33 | 74 |
| Nights below freezing | 68 | 72 |
| Comfortable months | 4 | 3 |
| Risks, air and home prices | ||
| Natural hazard risk (FEMA, county) | Relatively Moderate | Relatively High |
| FEMA risk score (lower is safer) | 93.4 | 97.9 |
| Good air days, 2025 | 75% | 50% |
| Home prices, past year | +4.9% | +4% |
| Home prices, past 5 years | +55.1% | +45.5% |
Highlighted cells are the better value where "better" is clear (lower prices, higher income, shorter commutes). Sources: Census Bureau 2025 estimates and ACS 2020-2024, BEA 2024, NOAA 1991-2020, Tax Foundation 2026.
Weather, month by month
Most comfortable months: High Point: April to June and October. Tulsa: April and September to October.
Full monthly tables: High Point weather by month and Tulsa weather by month.
What $75,000 is worth
A $75,000 salary in an average-priced US city buys about the same as $69,600 in High Point and $66,900 in Tulsa. Moving from High Point to Tulsa, you would need about $72,100 to match a $75,000 salary.
Which would you pick?
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