City comparison
Broken Arrow, OK is about 550 miles (900 km) from Gulfport, MS in a straight line. By road, the drive is roughly 700 miles, or about 11 hours 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 Gulfport, MS takes about 1 h 6 min, covering roughly 550 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.
Broken Arrow has a population of 114,237, vs 72,524 in Gulfport — about 1.6× larger by population. By land area, Broken Arrow covers about 63 sq mi vs 56 sq mi for Gulfport.
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 | Gulfport | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,183/mo | $988/mo | 19.7% higher in Broken Arrow |
| Median home value | $210,800 | $158,300 | 33.2% higher in Broken Arrow |
| Median household income | $82,547 | $43,499 | 89.8% higher in Broken Arrow |
| Groceries index | 94.2 | 96.4 | 2.4% higher in Gulfport |
| Utilities index | 75.7 | 78.0 | 3.0% higher in Gulfport |
| Transportation index | 95.9 | 96.5 | 0.6% higher in Gulfport |
| Healthcare index | 95.4 | 96.0 | 0.6% higher in Gulfport |
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 $100,060 in Gulfport to maintain your standard of living.
Climate, safety, and demographics side by side.
Broken Arrow and Gulfport have nearly identical overall cost-of-living indices. If you earn $80,000 in Broken Arrow, you'd need about $80,048 in Gulfport to keep the same standard of living.