Broken Arrow vs Clarksville
The short version
- Overall prices are about the same in both metro areas (BEA 2024).
- The median home costs $250,400 in Broken Arrow and $263,600 in Clarksville.
- Households earn more in Broken Arrow ($86,765 vs $69,303 median).
- Broken Arrow gets far more snow: 9 inches a year vs 1.
- Clarksville is growing faster: +13.2% since 2020 vs +10.1%.
- Commutes are shorter in Broken Arrow (22 vs 27 minutes each way).
- Tennessee has no state income tax on wages; Oklahoma's top rate is 4.5%.
Side by side
| Broken Arrow, OK | Clarksville, TN | |
|---|---|---|
| People | ||
| Population (2025) | 124,991 | 188,829 |
| Growth since 2020 | +10.1% | +13.2% |
| People per square mile | 1,985 | 1,887 |
| Median age | 37.1 | 31.0 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 36% | 30% |
| Money and housing | ||
| Median household income | $86,765 | $69,303 |
| Median home value | $250,400 | $263,600 |
| Home value to income | 2.9× | 3.8× |
| Median rent (with utilities) | $1,320 | $1,307 |
| Metro price level (US = 100) | 89.2 | 90.9 |
| Housing price level (US = 100) | 68.2 | 73.8 |
| $75,000 elsewhere equals | $66,900 | $68,200 |
| Homeowners | 72% | 56% |
| Top state income tax | 4.5% | None |
| Combined sales tax | 9.06% | 9.61% |
| Work and commute | ||
| Average commute (minutes) | 21.9 | 27.0 |
| Work from home | 11% | 9% |
| Take public transit | 0% | 0% |
| Unemployment (2020-24 avg) | 4.2% | 5.5% |
| Poverty rate | 8.8% | 12.3% |
| Weather | ||
| January high / low | 49° / 28° | 47° / 28° |
| July high / low | 94° / 73° | 90° / 69° |
| Precipitation per year | 41 in | 54 in |
| Snowfall per year | 9 in | 1 in |
| Days 90°F or hotter | 74 | 57 |
| Nights below freezing | 72 | 78 |
| Comfortable months | 3 | 2 |
| Risks, air and home prices | ||
| Natural hazard risk (FEMA, county) | Relatively High | Relatively Moderate |
| FEMA risk score (lower is safer) | 97.9 | 87.4 |
| Good air days, 2025 | 50% | 72% |
| Home prices, past year | +4% | +2.1% |
| Home prices, past 5 years | +45.5% | +49.4% |
Highlighted cells are the better value where "better" is clear (lower prices, higher income, shorter commutes). Sources: Census Bureau 2025 estimates and ACS 2020-2024, BEA 2024, NOAA 1991-2020, Tax Foundation 2026.
Weather, month by month
Most comfortable months: Broken Arrow: April and September to October. Clarksville: September to October.
Full monthly tables: Broken Arrow weather by month and Clarksville weather by month.
What $75,000 is worth
A $75,000 salary in an average-priced US city buys about the same as $66,900 in Broken Arrow and $68,200 in Clarksville. Moving from Broken Arrow to Clarksville, you would need about $76,500 to match a $75,000 salary.
Which would you pick?
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