Broken Bow is a city in McCurtain County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 4,228 at the 2020 census. It is named after Broken Bow, Nebraska, the former hometown of the city's founders, the Dierks brothers.

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Town numbers

ZIP code74728

Area code580

Living in Broken Bow

Housing in Broken Bow

$341K≈ same as a year ago Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Broken Bow home is worth about $341,000, about the same as a year ago, 53% above the Oklahoma typical home.

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Safety in Broken Bow

Safety Grade D

Broken Bow reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 95% report less.

Violent crime per 1,000

Broken Bow 4.5

Oklahoma 4.1

U.S. 3.3

Property crime per 1,000

Broken Bow 40.7

Oklahoma 18.4

U.S. 15.5

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Schools in Broken Bow

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School Grade B

The public schools Broken Bow’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 61% of Oklahoma’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.

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DistrictBROKEN BOWSchools4

Dierks EsElementary · Grades PK–2 · 387 students Bennett Es BElementary · Grades 3–5 · 269 students Rector Johnson MS C-Middle · Grades 6–8 · 343 students Broken Bow HS B-High · Grades 9–12 · 606 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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