Tulsa is a great place to raise a family and a city of limitless opportunity for professionals. Wherever you go, your dollar goes farther in Tulsa, which has a lower cost of living and a higher per-capita income than the national average. And wherever you work or play, you’ll get there faster because Tulsa has the nation's second-fastest commute time for a big city—an average of 20 minutes. Resting beside the Arkansas River, the city offers more than 50 miles of scenic trails for hiking, biking, jogging and rollerblading. The crown jewel of Tulsa’s 7,000-acre city-county park system is Gathering Place, a dynamic, interactive, 100-acre park that was named 100 World’s Greatest Places to experience in 2019 by Time Magazine. Tulsa’s resurgent downtown is a blend of business, entertainment, great restaurants, family-friendly festivals and world-class performances. Here you’ll find one of the highest concentrations of art deco architecture in the country, while the adjacent East Village, Tulsa Arts and Blue Dome districts offer a mix of modern urban living, one-of-a-kind boutiques and nightlife. Tulsans enjoy a temperate climate and all four seasons, with an average low temperature of 50 degrees, an average high of 70, and an average of 227 days of sunshine per year. Tulsa Facts Cost of living 10 percent below the national average Housing costs are 31.1 percent below the national average No. 1 U.S. city where incomes are growing the fastest (GOBankingRates.com) No. 1 best place for women to start a business (Thumbtack.com) No. 3 most popular city for active millennials (ActiveNetwork.com) No. 5 best city nationally for first-time homebuyers (SmartAsset.com) No. 7 most entrepreneurial mid-sized metro (SmartAsset.com)