Living in Tulsa, OK
Mid-size city in Oklahoma
Tulsa is a mid-size city in Oklahoma, home to about 412,000 people, with 768,000 living within 31 mi. Day to day, most trips are by car. Life moves at a relaxed pace, and homes are a mix of apartments and houses.
Is Tulsa a good place to live? Pros and cons
👍 Pros
- Affordable housing: a typical 3-bedroom home is about $221k and rents for $1,600 a month
- Strong healthcare: 7 top-rated (4–5★) hospitals within 31 mi
- Easy flying: TUL is 5 mi away
- Low taxes: about $1,223 state income tax per resident, 1.04% property tax
👎 Cons
- Fewer outdoor escapes: no big hills or water close by
- Smaller job market: about 768,000 people live within 31 mi
- Higher crime: violent crime is 2.6× the US rate (FBI 2019)
- Fewer family amenities than most places
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Key facts
Living in Tulsa: common questions
What is the cost of living in Tulsa?
A typical 3-bedroom home is worth about $221k, 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 Tulsa?
Oklahoma collects about $1,223 in state income tax per resident, and homeowners here pay about 1.04% of their home's value in property tax each year.
Is Tulsa safe?
Violent crime is well above the national rate (2.6× in FBI 2019 data).
What is the weather like in Tulsa?
Tulsa has cool winters: winter days average around 51°F and summer days around 92°F, with roughly 9″ of snow a year.
Does Tulsa 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 1.37 deaths or injuries per 100,000 residents a year.
What is the nearest major airport to Tulsa?
The nearest major airport is TUL, about 5 mi away.
How Tulsa scores
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