Quality of Life

• Tulsa's cost of living is 8% below the national average.
• Our county per capita income is 11% above average.
• Average housing costs for 2004 - $195,512 for 2,400 square feet and $146,634 for 1,800 square feet.
• verage apartment rentals for 2004 - 1 bedroom/$386  2 bedrooms + 1 bath/$469  2 bedrooms + 2 baths/$545
• verage monthly utility costs include: electricity/$72.02 gas/$54  telephone(basic)/$23.84  water&sewer/$32.63  refuse/$14.53

   Marketplace

• Tulsa ranks below the national average in unemployment and continues to report net new job growth.
• Cost of doing business is 20% below the national average.
• Tulsa's workforce exceeds the national average ineducation and training.
• Tulsa is a small business mecca.  Almost 80% of businesses contain 10 or fewer employees and Tulsa is nationally recognized as a valuable test market for a variety of new business ventures and enterprises.

    Average Housing Costs

• Tulsa  $91,930
• Tulsa North  $46,323
• Tulsa East  $99,975
• Tulsa South  $160,792
• Tulsa West  $92,537
• Bixby  $118,844
• Broken Arrow  $118,020
• Claremore  $86,955
• Glenpool  $79,059
• Jenks  $124,415
• Owasso  $114,434
• Sand Springs  $87,388
• Sapulpa  $73,637
• Skiatook  $68,593