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    Moving to Broken Arrow, OK

    Is Broken Arrow a good place to live?

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    Broken Arrow ranks #4 of 16 Oklahoma cities with 25,000+ people on the Smart Movers livability score (70/100), which weighs home affordability, unemployment, education and population growth. Population grew 1.5% in the latest Census year.

    Median home value
    $229,300
    +8.8% vs prior year
    Median rent
    $1,240
    per month
    Household income
    $85,220
    median
    Unemployment
    4.3%
    lower is better

    Cost of living in Broken Arrow

    The median home value in Broken Arrow is $229,300 and median rent is $1,240 a month, against a median household income of $85,220. Homes cost about 2.7× a year of income (under 3× is considered affordable).

    Broken Arrow crime rate

    City-level FBI figures vary by agency; across Oklahoma the 2025 rate was 412 violent and 1,839 property crimes per 100,000 people — #10 highest of 50 states. The full report breaks down local trends.

    Moving to Broken Arrow, OK

    Broken Arrow has about 115,919 residents, 4.3% unemployment and 24% of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher.

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    Sources: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimates (2023, compared with 2022); FBI Crime Data Explorer.

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