City comparison
Broken Arrow, OK is about 225 miles (375 km) from Dallas, TX in a straight line. By road, the drive is roughly 300 miles, or about 4 h 45 min behind the wheel at highway speeds.
Driving distance is a rough estimate (great-circle × 1.25); driving time assumes a 60 mph blended average. Real trips run 10–20% longer with stops.
A direct flight from Broken Arrow, OK to Dallas, TX takes about 28 min, covering roughly 225 miles in a straight line. Connecting itineraries with a layover typically add 1–3 hours.
Block-to-block estimate at ~500 mph cruise, including taxi, climb, and descent — what an airline would publish, not pure airborne time.
Dallas has a population of 1,300,642, vs 114,237 in Broken Arrow — about 11.4× larger by population. By land area, Dallas covers about 340 sq mi vs 63 sq mi for Broken Arrow.
Population from US Census ACS. Land area from the Census Gazetteer (city proper, excluding inland water).
Cost indices by category, with the US city average (100) marked.
Index: 100 = US city average. Lower is more affordable.
Side-by-side costs, salaries, and sub-category indices.
| Metric | Broken Arrow | Dallas | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,183/mo | $1,305/mo | 10.3% higher in Dallas |
| Median home value | $210,800 | $270,700 | 28.4% higher in Dallas |
| Median household income | $82,547 | $63,985 | 29.0% higher in Broken Arrow |
| Groceries index | 94.2 | 101.7 | 8.0% higher in Dallas |
| Utilities index | 75.7 | 89.3 | 17.9% higher in Dallas |
| Transportation index | 95.9 | 98.5 | 2.7% higher in Dallas |
| Healthcare index | 95.4 | 99.7 | 4.5% higher in Dallas |
How much you'd need to earn in the other city to keep the same standard of living.
If you earn $100,000 in Broken Arrow, you'd need $127,647 in Dallas to maintain your standard of living.
Climate, safety, and demographics side by side.
Broken Arrow, OK is about 21.7% cheaper overall than Dallas, TX, based on our cost-of-living index. Housing costs are roughly 65% higher in Dallas than in Broken Arrow. If you earn $80,000 in Broken Arrow, you'd need about $102,118 in Dallas to keep the same standard of living.