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Data from U.S. Census Bureau · 2026 · Methodology
CitySpend

Tulsa, OK vs Broken Arrow, OK

Side-by-side fiscal comparison · U.S. Census Bureau data (2023)

Summary

Broken Arrow spends 34.8% more per capita than Tulsa ($2,807/person difference). Broken Arrow, OK has the stronger Fiscal Health Score (B, 70/100).

Fiscal Health Score

City A
Tulsa, OK
Pop. 411,938
C
56/100
Budget Balance4
Debt Burden100
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency100
Revenue Diversity0
Trend Direction50
City B
Broken Arrow, OK
Pop. 114,237
B
70/100
Budget Balance100
Debt Burden0
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency100
Revenue Diversity100
Trend Direction50

Key Metrics

Metric
Tulsa
Broken Arrow
Total Spending
$2.2B
$920.5M
Spending / Capita
$5,250
$8,058
Total Revenue
$0
$3.6B
Revenue / Capita
$0
$31,526
Total Debt
$0
$385.0M
Debt / Capita
$0
$3,370
Population
411,938
114,237
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0

Per Capita Spending by Department

Police
Tulsa$628
Broken Arrow$0
Fire Protection
Tulsa$196
Broken Arrow$140
Highways & Roads
Tulsa$257
Broken Arrow$0
Parks & Recreation
Tulsa$154
Broken Arrow$511
Health
Tulsa$762
Broken Arrow$0

Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)

TulsaBroken Arrow
Sales Tax
$97
$46
Income Tax
$0
$681
Intergovernmental
$0
$4,815
Charges & Fees
$0
$2,589
Other
$53
$2,254

Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)

TulsaBroken Arrow
Police
$628
$0
Fire Protection
$196
$140
Highways & Roads
$257
$0
Public Welfare
$86
$239
Health
$762
$0
Parks & Recreation
$154
$511
Housing
$350
$2,893
Sewerage
$27
$141
Utilities
$41
$1,683
Interest on Debt
$0
$30
Other
$2,748
$2,421
C
Tulsa, OK
Fiscal Health Score: 56/100
Average fiscal health
B
Broken Arrow, OK
Fiscal Health Score: 70/100
Good fiscal health

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