Broken Arrow vs High Point
The short version
- Broken Arrow is cheaper overall: prices in its metro run 4% lower than in the High Point area (BEA 2024).
- The median home costs $235,800 in High Point and $250,400 in Broken Arrow.
- Households earn more in Broken Arrow ($86,765 vs $64,561 median).
- Broken Arrow has more scorching days: 74 a year at 90°F or hotter vs 33.
- Broken Arrow is growing faster: +10.1% since 2020 vs +5.7%.
Side by side
| Broken Arrow, OK | High Point, NC | |
|---|---|---|
| People | ||
| Population (2025) | 124,991 | 120,571 |
| Growth since 2020 | +10.1% | +5.7% |
| People per square mile | 1,985 | 2,099 |
| Median age | 37.1 | 37.7 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 36% | 34% |
| Money and housing | ||
| Median household income | $86,765 | $64,561 |
| Median home value | $250,400 | $235,800 |
| Home value to income | 2.9× | 3.7× |
| Median rent (with utilities) | $1,320 | $1,116 |
| Metro price level (US = 100) | 89.2 | 92.9 |
| Housing price level (US = 100) | 68.2 | 74.5 |
| $75,000 elsewhere equals | $66,900 | $69,600 |
| Homeowners | 72% | 58% |
| Top state income tax | 4.5% | 3.99% |
| Combined sales tax | 9.06% | 7.1% |
| Work and commute | ||
| Average commute (minutes) | 21.9 | 20.7 |
| Work from home | 11% | 10% |
| Take public transit | 0% | 1% |
| Unemployment (2020-24 avg) | 4.2% | 5.2% |
| Poverty rate | 8.8% | 15.7% |
| Weather | ||
| January high / low | 49° / 28° | 49° / 30° |
| July high / low | 94° / 73° | 89° / 69° |
| Precipitation per year | 41 in | 44 in |
| Snowfall per year | 9 in | 7 in |
| Days 90°F or hotter | 74 | 33 |
| Nights below freezing | 72 | 68 |
| Comfortable months | 3 | 4 |
| Risks, air and home prices | ||
| Natural hazard risk (FEMA, county) | Relatively High | Relatively Moderate |
| FEMA risk score (lower is safer) | 97.9 | 93.4 |
| Good air days, 2025 | 50% | 75% |
| Home prices, past year | +4% | +4.9% |
| Home prices, past 5 years | +45.5% | +55.1% |
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. High Point: April to June and October.
Full monthly tables: Broken Arrow weather by month and High Point 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 $69,600 in High Point. Moving from Broken Arrow to High Point, you would need about $78,100 to match a $75,000 salary.
Which would you pick?
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