Bethany is a city in Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, United States, and a part of the Oklahoma City metropolitan area. Bethany has a population of 20,831 at the 2020 census, a 9.3% increase from 2010. The community was founded in 1909 by followers of the Church of the Nazarene from Oklahoma City.

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#30Fastest growing in OK #42Most educated in OK #55Safest in OK All OK rankings →

Town numbers

ZIP code73008

Area code405

Living in Bethany

Housing in Bethany

$177K▼ 1.2% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Bethany home is worth about $177,000, down 1.2% in a year, 21% below the Oklahoma typical home.

A seller's market

Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s

Days on market7

Sale-to-list99.6%

Sold in May16

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Safety in Bethany

C⁺

Safety Grade C+

Bethany reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 61% report less.

Violent crime per 1,000

Bethany 1.9

Oklahoma 4.1

U.S. 3.3

Property crime per 1,000

Bethany 13.4

Oklahoma 18.4

U.S. 15.5

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Schools in Bethany

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School Grade C

The public schools Bethany’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 72% of Oklahoma’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.

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DistrictPUTNAM CITYSchools9

Earl Harris Es A+Elementary · Grades PK–5 · 769 students Western Oaks Es DElementary · Grades PK–5 · 688 students Overholser Es DElementary · Grades PK–5 · 584 students Apollo Es C-Elementary · Grades PK–5 · 509 students Lake Park Es CElementary · Grades PK–5 · 335 students Children's CTRElementary · Grades PK–8 · 54 students

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within OK. Ratings are from neighbors.

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