Living in Bartlesville, OK
Small city in Oklahoma
Bartlesville is a small city in Oklahoma, home to about 38,000 people, with 86,000 living within 31 mi. Day to day, most trips are by car. Life moves at a slow, calm pace, and homes are mostly houses.
Is Bartlesville a good place to live? Pros and cons
👍 Pros
- Affordable housing: a typical 3-bedroom home is about $174k and rents for $1,320 a month
- Low taxes: about $1,223 state income tax per resident, 1.07% property tax
- Safe: violent crime is 0.8× the US rate (FBI 2019)
- Sunny: more sunshine and clearer skies than most places
👎 Cons
- Fewer outdoor escapes: no big hills or water close by
- Smaller job market: about 86,000 people live within 31 mi
- Quieter on culture: few museums and attractions nearby
- Fewer graduates: 34% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher
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Key facts
Living in Bartlesville: common questions
What is the cost of living in Bartlesville?
A typical 3-bedroom home is worth about $174k, and a 3-bedroom rents for about $1,320 a month including utilities. Overall living costs are below the US average (index 88, where the US is 100).
What are taxes like in Bartlesville?
Oklahoma collects about $1,223 in state income tax per resident, and homeowners here pay about 1.07% of their home's value in property tax each year.
Is Bartlesville safe?
Violent crime is close to the national rate (0.8× in FBI 2019 data).
How are the schools in Bartlesville?
Public schools in Bartlesville test close to the US average in math and reading (2018–19 state tests, put on one national scale with NAEP), with about 17 students per teacher.
What is the weather like in Bartlesville?
Bartlesville has cool winters: winter days average around 50°F and summer days around 91°F, with roughly 8″ of snow a year.
Does Bartlesville get natural disasters?
Natural disaster risk is high, mainly from flooding and tornadoes: 14 federally declared disasters have hit the county since 2000, and FEMA expects about 1.74 deaths or injuries per 100,000 residents a year.
What is the nearest major airport to Bartlesville?
The nearest major airport is TUL, about 37 mi away.
How Bartlesville scores
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