A city of 118,180, settled in 1902. A typical home worth about $289K.
The 3 things Broken Arrow does most differently from other towns.
98,850 people in 2010; 118,180 today.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 · ACS
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Ordered by what stands out in Broken Arrow. Another town gets a different order.
Most working residents leave Broken Arrow for work: only 17% work in town. The top destinations are Tulsa (52%), Oklahoma City (5%) and Bixby (2%). Half commute less than 9 miles.
The typical Broken Arrow home is worth about $289,000, up 2.2% in a year, 29% above the Oklahoma typical home.
44 miles of trails across 44 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Nienhuis Park | 2.4 mi | 111 |
| 2. Indian Springs East Sports Complex | 2 mi | 84 |
| 3. Haikey Creek Park | 1.7 mi | 80 |
Broken Arrow beats the Oklahoma average on 20 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0.
| What stands out | Broken Arrow | OK |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 11.4% | 16.4% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 13.8% | 18.5% |
The public schools Broken Arrow’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 64% of Oklahoma’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
| School | Grades | Students | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Country Lane Intermediate Es | 3–5 | 720 | A− |
| Country Lane Primary Es | PK–2 | 718 | Not graded |
| Highland Park Es | PK–5 | 654 | A |
| Liberty Es | PK–5 | 650 | B− |
| Timber Ridge Es | PK–5 | 621 | B+ |
| Aspen Creek Es | PK–5 | 607 | B− |
Broken Arrow has chilly winters and hot summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 93°, a January night drops to 27°, and about 9 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 59% of U.S. communities.
Broken Arrow reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 53% report less. Compared with places its own size, it does better than 86%.
Where Broken Arrow’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
6 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 3 places on the National Register.
13 notable people were born in Broken Arrow.
City in Oklahoma, United States
Broken Arrow () is a city in Tulsa and Wagoner counties in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. It is the largest suburb of Tulsa. According to the 2020 census, Broken Arrow has a population of 113,540 residents and is the 4th most populous city in the state. The city is part of the Tulsa Metropolitan Area, which has a population of 1,023,988 residents. The Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad sold lots for the town site in 1902 and company secretary William S. Fears named it Broken Arrow. The city was named for a community settled by Creek Native Americans who had been forced to relocate from Alabama to Oklahoma along the Trail of Tears. Although Broken Arrow was originally an agricultural community, its…
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3 towns share a border with Broken Arrow.