Tulsa, Oklahoma

Tulsa is a great place to purchase a house in 2022, with a cost of living that is 15% lower than the national average. The population of the city is just over 400,000 people, with an average income of now over $46,000. Tulsa's average home listing price is $200,000, according to Realtor.com. The wealth that flowed to the area in the 1920s has left an indelible mark on the city, which was once renowned as the "oil capital of the world". Local sports teams like the Tulsa Drillers and the Tulsa Oilers pay tribute to this time. Tulsa has some of the greatest art deco architecture in the country, thanks to the city's success in the 1920s.

While the city's oil boom ended in the 1960s, the energy business thrives today. Aerospace jobs abound, and the city is home to the American Airlines Maintenance and Engineering Center, the largest of its kind in the world.