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Bartlesville is a small city of 37,878 people in Washington County, Oklahoma. It's about 42 miles from Tulsa, OK. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 47°F, with about 8 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $167k and rent runs about $916 a month.
37,878people
$167kTypical home
$916/moRent
93° / 47°Summer / winter
8"Snow
261Sunny days
92Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 37,878
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,680 people per sq mi
- 42 mi to Tulsa, OK
- 42 mi to Tulsa, OK
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $167k (≈$1,054/mo)
- Median rent $916/mo
- Median household income $59k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 47°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 261 sunny days a year (123 totally clear)
- 104 cloudy days a year
- 31 of 90 winter days are gray
- 92 days a year with rain or snow
- 8" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 11 days a year over 100°F
- 8 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (351 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,305 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 33% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 33% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 38 mi to TUL airport
- 38 mi to TUL (major hub)
- 119 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1969
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 712 ft
- 482 mi to the ocean
- 186 mi to a big lake
- 36 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 175 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 52 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 16 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 32 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 34% of Oklahoma districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 31 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 18 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 34 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Washington County: R+48 in 2024
- Oklahoma: R+34 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk