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How Broken Arrow's prices compare to the US city average across major spending categories.
How far does your salary go in Broken Arrow?
Your $100,000 in Broken Arrow has the same purchasing power as $120,467 in the average US city. You'd need $20,467 less here to maintain that standard of living.
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Wondering whether you should move to Broken Arrow? It depends on what you're optimizing for, but the city has real arguments in its favor: your dollar carries more weight here and solidly above-average earnings, plus 2 more things worth knowing. The data behind each is below.
Broken Arrow sits at 83 on the composite cost-of-living index — about 17% under the national average. Not the cheapest place in the country, but enough of a discount to notice on rent and groceries every month. Median rent in town runs about $1,183/mo against a typical household income of $82,547, which is the kind of ratio that leaves room to save.
Median household income in Broken Arrow is $82,547, a step above the national median of about $75k. The local job market leans toward industries that pay better than average, and that shows up in the take-home for most working households here.
Broken Arrow reports roughly 1,776 crime incidents per 100,000 residents, well under the US average of about 3,500 per 100k. As always, citywide numbers paper over real differences between neighborhoods — but the broader trend here is on the calmer end of the US distribution.
The average one-way commute in Broken Arrow is about 22 minutes — short by US standards (the national average is closer to 27). Over a year of working days, that's hundreds of hours that don't get spent in traffic, which is the kind of thing you notice in the weekend rather than the weekday.
Reasons are pulled from Broken Arrow's actual data — Census ACS, BLS, BEA, NOAA, EPA AQS, FBI, and Walk Score. We don't list positives that aren't supported by the numbers, which is why different cities show different sections.
Broken Arrow gets a handful of meaningful snow days each year. Winters average about 30°F — cold enough for several inches at a time, warm enough for everything to melt between storms.
Cold but workable. Winter in Broken Arrow averages about 30°F — colder than the national norm, mild compared to the upper Midwest. A solid coat handles most days; the genuine cold snaps are short.
Genuinely hot. Summer in Broken Arrow averages about 92°F, and peak afternoons run well over a hundred. Outdoor plans move to mornings and evenings; AC is the most-used appliance in the house.
Broken Arrow falls in roughly USDA Zone 8. The zone classification is based on average annual minimum temperatures, so it's the right lookup for whether perennials and trees will overwinter here. Note that this is approximate from our winter-temperature data — check the USDA map for the exact zone before betting an expensive plant on it.
Broken Arrow is at about 725 feet (221 m) above sea level. High enough to be solidly above any coastal concern, low enough that altitude isn't a factor.
By the numbers, yes. Broken Arrow reports roughly 1,776 crime incidents per 100,000 residents — well under the US average of about 3,500 per 100k. The big caveat applies as always: every city has neighborhoods that look nothing like the citywide average. But the citywide average here is genuinely good.
No — your dollar actually goes further here. Broken Arrow's composite cost-of-living index is 83, roughly 17% under the US average. Housing is usually the biggest driver of the discount.
Not really — Broken Arrow is built around the car. Its Walk Score of 23 out of 100 means almost every errand is a drive. Transit Score is 17 out of 100. Living without a car is technically possible but real work; most residents wouldn't try it.
Roughly $58,107 a year would match the lifestyle of someone earning $70,000 in an average US city. That's a starting point, not a target — negotiate higher when you can. Median rent in Broken Arrow runs about $1,183/mo — keeping housing under 30% of gross income points to a similar floor on what you'd want to earn.