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Broken Arrow is a mid-size city of 118,180 people in Tulsa County, Oklahoma. It's about 9 miles from Tulsa, OK. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 49°F, with about 6 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $250k and rent runs about $1k a month.
118,180people
$250kTypical home
$1,320/moRent
94° / 49°Summer / winter
6"Snow
261Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 118,180
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,877 people per sq mi
- 9 mi to Tulsa, OK
- 9 mi to Tulsa, OK
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $250k (≈$1,579/mo)
- Median rent $1,320/mo
- Median household income $87k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°F
- Winter highs around 49°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 261 sunny days a year (123 totally clear)
- 104 cloudy days a year
- 31 of 90 winter days are gray
- 6" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 10 days a year over 100°F
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (203 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,104 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 35% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 36% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 13 mi to TUL airport
- 13 mi to TUL (major hub)
- 150 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1994
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 735 ft
- 433 mi to the ocean
- 141 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 216 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 27 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 653 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 93 bars within 25 mi
- 194 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 6 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 28 museums within 25 mi
- 10 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 40% of Oklahoma districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 2 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 9 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Tulsa County: R+15 in 2024
- Oklahoma: R+34 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk