Living in Broken Arrow, OK
Suburb in Oklahoma
Broken Arrow is a suburb in Oklahoma, home to about 116,000 people, with 791,000 living within 31 mi. Day to day, a car is essential. Life moves at a relaxed pace, and homes are mostly houses with yards.
Is Broken Arrow a good place to live? Pros and cons
👍 Pros
- Strong healthcare: 8 top-rated (4–5★) hospitals within 31 mi
- Affordable housing: a typical 3-bedroom home is about $263k and rents for $1,600 a month
- Safe: violent crime is 0.3× the US rate (FBI 2019)
- Easy flying: TUL is 12 mi away
👎 Cons
- Fewer outdoor escapes: no big hills or water close by
- Smaller job market: about 791,000 people live within 31 mi
- Few dog parks: 9 within 9 mi
- Quieter on culture: few museums and attractions nearby
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Key facts
Living in Broken Arrow: common questions
What is the cost of living in Broken Arrow?
A typical 3-bedroom home is worth about $263k, and a 3-bedroom rents for about $1,600 a month including utilities. Overall living costs are below the US average (index 89, where the US is 100).
What are taxes like in Broken Arrow?
Oklahoma collects about $1,223 in state income tax per resident, and homeowners here pay about 1.05% of their home's value in property tax each year.
Is Broken Arrow safe?
Violent crime is well below the national rate (0.3× in FBI 2019 data).
What is the weather like in Broken Arrow?
Broken Arrow has cool winters: winter days average around 52°F and summer days around 92°F, with roughly 9″ of snow a year.
Does Broken Arrow get natural disasters?
Natural disaster risk is moderate, mainly from flooding, heat waves and tornadoes: 12 federally declared disasters have hit the county since 2000, and FEMA expects about 1.27 deaths or injuries per 100,000 residents a year.
What is the nearest major airport to Broken Arrow?
The nearest major airport is TUL, about 12 mi away.
How Broken Arrow scores
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