Name: Tulsa, OK
Rating: 0.0

( 60 Ratings )

Living in Tulsa, OK

Ranks better than 75% of areas Follow

Population

402,441

Median Age

35.2 Years

Tulsa Area Facts

Tulsa has a Livability Score of 75_/100, which is considered excellent
Tulsa crime rates are 89% higher than the Oklahoma average
Cost of living in Tulsa is 4% higher than the Oklahoma average

What do the locals think about Tulsa?

52%

Family friendly

36%

Public transit is accessible

30%

Walkable to grocery stores

46%

Yards are well-kept

70%

Lots of parks

43%

Walkable to restaurants

Friendly neighbors

Safe at night

Pet friendly

Streets have sidewalks

36%

A quiet area

41%

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Not very good 1.5 rating By Anonymous ( Apr 26, 2023) Wow. I had a suspicion it wouldn’t be my favorite place to live but yikes did it let me down worse than I imagined. I just saw on the news that this city had raised x amount of millions of dollars in record tourism. I can’t figure out where the money went. The roads- no matte ...Read More r where you are, downtown, outskirts, main roads, side roads, major highways, doesn’t make a difference. The roads are the absolute worst quality I’ve ever seen in any major city. The jobs- there are none. You cannot find a high paying job here unless you are destroying your body to do so, and even that doesn’t get you more than $18 an hour – IF you are very lucky. Entertainment? They have a really nice casino that’s not even in the city. The one in the city is lame. I guess if you like BMX, or Bob Dylan stuff that’s here now. The main attraction is a park made for kids, and a museum nearby. They do have some arts and music stuff, but I personally think it’s overrated. Of the four major metro areas I have lived in my life, Tulsa ranks last in entertainment, or really any parameter I can come up (crime, shopping, opportunities, nightlife, fun, traffic, whatever) with except for cost of living. The state is represented well here… what I mean is:
Oklahoma ranks last in the nation in mental health. Try talking to someone about your issues and be prepared to have insults flung your direction. Going from a different state into OK is like going from adulthood back to middle school. OK is also 43rd in obesity, 48th in education. They are also last in smoking cessation. People are smoking everywhere. I’ve even witnessed people smoking inside at some places like it’s the 60’s. It’s rare, but I did see it. This place literally stinks. Also, if you want to see any natural beauty besides some trees and hills, you have to drive at least an hour. Oh, and you WILL have to drive. Public transportation is scant and even frowned upon by many. People are also extremely rude.
Another hilarious fact is that Oklahoma actually has and an abundance of resources and people who are willing to work hard. This SHOULD be a prosperous place, but it simply can’t be because all the money is locked up with the oil families, and instead of being investigated and countered, they are celebrated by the people they serve.
The only places good to go to in Tulsa are restaurants. A lot people here seem to enjoy the BBQ and Tex-Mex places the most. I personally don’t see much value there as I’ve had better (don’t tell them that, BBQ is their lifeblood) but if you want a flavored, fresh, hearty STEAK. This is the place. The waiters and waitresses across the board are amongst the friendliest, one of the few places that I’ve encountered friendly people here. Also, the average IQ in OK is around 95. This doesn’t seem like it would matter too much, right? Wrong. While a lot of people here have COMMON sense which is quite refreshing, but you really can’t have a conversation outside of football, church, anti-church, conservative politics, gossip, and small talk. They kind of just look at you funny like you’re from another planet as if they never heard anything outside of these areas before. Everyone seems like they’re in denial of how bad it is. This was corroborated by some of the younger folk I talked to. Gen Z generally also wants to leave and doesn’t understand what’s great. I don’t get it either. Don’t get me started on how Tulsa people thinks OKC sucks and Tulsa rules, vice-versa. Arguing between if OKC or Tulsa is better is like would you rather enjoy bumping your head on a wall or getting your fingers caught in the car door.
They have had a super majority of republicans but the usual problems you find more in liberal places, like drugs, illegals, crime are RAMPANT here, yet the politicians get treated like heroes. It’s very simple, if you’re not a farmer or already in the oil family here, you don’t belong. Stay away. There’s nothing here. I’m trying to get out asap this was a huge mistake. Lastly, before I moved here I heard liberal people saying like OK is a racist place and I really didn’t think so but now experiencing it, I’m not so sure that it isn’t. People are extremely judgmental, and a lot of it is age based. When someone is older, they have a proclivity for talking down to younger people. Even if it’s just a slight difference. That might sound ridiculous, but it works the other way too. I would deliver to a hospital and I would always stop at the front desk to receive instructions on whether to go up or leave the stuff there. Someone very friendly, and when she realized I was older she started acting submissive, and would just let me deliver however I wanted. It wasn’t a gradual-comfort level thing, it was a sudden realization that I was older, so I was in charge of it suddenly. It’s a weird habit. Another weird thing is that people really are too gun happy. I’m not anti-gun, but the people here are really strange about it. If I would end up delivering in the rural areas, I would always seem some guy like a neighbor coming out all skeptical of me with my “scary” delivery van with a gun in his hand yelling at me to get off his property that I wasn’t on. This happened about 3 times in different areas. Also in the break room to one of my work places, a supervisor was literally cleaning his rifle. At another job, right at the customer service counter I witnessed another coworker spitting chewing tobacco straight into the garbage can. Quintessential. It’s easy to see why no one outside of OK respects OK. I went into the move here with an open mind, not thinking it was nearly bad as people said it was. I was wrong.
This city is a bad joke. I’d say it’s probably better than living in Oakland, Detroit, or Mosul, (Iraq) to give it some credit. Maybe one day it will turn around but I have doubts. Read Less

Horrible place to live!! 0.5 rating By Anonymous ( Mar 15, 2022) Living in Tulsa is like living in an underdeveloped country- terrible roads and infrastructure, filth everywhere, good ol' boys network that run a lot of businesses here (like a monopoly) that scam people, lots of homeless, and horrible air quality with lots of factories pollutin ...Read More g and causing the air to stink. Terribly run and outdated apartments that charge higher rents compared to nearby bigger cities like Kansas City and Oklahoma City, which is shocking, given that there is not much to do here. Lots of roach-infested apartments. Racism is very common (I am a brown person of color and experience it all the time). The place feels like it's stuck in the past, and the rest of the country has moved on. Want to act like they are a big city, but really is a small town. Everything is closed on Mondays. 50 mph winds nearly everyday. Run far away from this place, especially if you are a young and highly educated professional!! Read Less

tulsa gotten be bad place to live 0.5 rating By Anonymous ( Apr 15, 2019) ive lived here for 30+ years ready to get out as soon as i can
1) the Tulsa PD. is really bad bout doing there job right over certain subjects
(1) of many is Trustpassers,
(2) is if you own a property n someone stay there if it's fenced you can't go on your own property unless ...Read More go to court or be a high $ person/government person.
(3) it's okay for people to cut your own lock of and steal your lock, chain n put there property on urs without ? mainly permission and some landlords can get away with telling there tenants it's okay to use a land that's not there's n get away with it.
(4) crime has gotten worse
(5) it's okay for tenants and other people to sell your personal property like a.c. units n more plus steal n get away with it.
(6) DHS with taking children and if can find any reason to have them adopted n never get 2 be seen unless whoever adopts allows you too. (which gives them a bigger bonus or just check for taking children n more to have them adopted out).

(1)yes it has some good perks being here one of many those is if you have $/with the government/relatives or great friends with some that are as well be there for you!!
(2) Tulsa Zoo
(3) air n space museum
(4)events
(5) bars
(6) some parks
(7) big splash (what it used 2 be called

I will be moving as soon I get rest finances saved 2 do so tired living where police can get away by allowing others to get away with crime, costing lots people $ cause having to go rebut if choose to as well locks n windows as well. just cause they don't want too. weather you have Kids or Not living or even being there. Read Less

Tulsa is a great city, the GREATEST IN THE COUNTRY 5 rating By Anonymous ( Apr 01, 2019) Whatever wrote those negative reviews of Tulsa, must have really meant to say Philadelphia. Tulsa is a clean model city with a great vibe. Tons of festivals and concerts, too many to mention. The best parks. The best restaurants. Tulsa is number one in every way. That being ...Read More said. Really, don't move to Tulsa. Move to Philadelphia. We don't want to be a big over blown Metropolis. It's OK to pass us by. Read Less

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tulsa gotten be bad place to live 0.5 rating By Anonymous ( Apr 15, 2019) ive lived here for 30+ years ready to get out as soon as i can
1) the Tulsa PD. is really bad bout doing there job right over certain subjects
(1) of many is Trustpassers,
(2) is if you own a property n someone stay there if it's fenced you can't go on your own property unless ...Read More go to court or be a high $ person/government person.
(3) it's okay for people to cut your own lock of and steal your lock, chain n put there property on urs without ? mainly permission and some landlords can get away with telling there tenants it's okay to use a land that's not there's n get away with it.
(4) crime has gotten worse
(5) it's okay for tenants and other people to sell your personal property like a.c. units n more plus steal n get away with it.
(6) DHS with taking children and if can find any reason to have them adopted n never get 2 be seen unless whoever adopts allows you too. (which gives them a bigger bonus or just check for taking children n more to have them adopted out).

(1)yes it has some good perks being here one of many those is if you have $/with the government/relatives or great friends with some that are as well be there for you!!
(2) Tulsa Zoo
(3) air n space museum
(4)events
(5) bars
(6) some parks
(7) big splash (what it used 2 be called

I will be moving as soon I get rest finances saved 2 do so tired living where police can get away by allowing others to get away with crime, costing lots people $ cause having to go rebut if choose to as well locks n windows as well. just cause they don't want too. weather you have Kids or Not living or even being there. Read Less

Tulsa is a great city, the GREATEST IN THE COUNTRY 5 rating By Anonymous ( Apr 01, 2019) Whatever wrote those negative reviews of Tulsa, must have really meant to say Philadelphia. Tulsa is a clean model city with a great vibe. Tons of festivals and concerts, too many to mention. The best parks. The best restaurants. Tulsa is number one in every way. That being ...Read More said. Really, don't move to Tulsa. Move to Philadelphia. We don't want to be a big over blown Metropolis. It's OK to pass us by. Read Less

Living in Oklahoma 0.5 rating By Anonymous ( Oct 27, 2018) While Tulsa used to be a nice city it is not that way anymore. Low wages and oppression seem to really have folks down. While I am sure other places are very similar I can tell you this place is no laughing matter. You would be safer in a much larger city. But hey if you want ...Read More your kids in very low performing schools where even the teachers are treated like crap then come on. Guess what? The entire state is this way!!! Do yourself a favor and move somewhere else. But if you like very low wages, good old boy mentality, METH, having everything you worked for stolen, and hey you are likely to get mugged or murdered walking in many areas of Tulsa. If that is your cup of tea then you will love it here. Not to mention there is roadwork on every block. No such thing here as finishing first what we started. And yeah people just throw their trash around. I guess everyone here has just said "heck with it"!! Everyone says North Tulsa is where all the crime occurs!! Not true!! Just seems sometimes if the good hardworking people over there are killed, robbed etc.. it just don't matter cause "hey their poor"!! There is crime everywhere in this town!! Just go to QuikTrip and count how many people ask you for money!! Good luck moving here and don't say you were not warned!!! Welcome to Oklahoma!!! Where you come and can't afford to leave! Read Less

I hate Tulsa 0.5 rating By Cleichor ( Sep 13, 2017) Never ever move to Tulsa. Tulsa has the rudest most obnoxious people anywhere you go here. I can't wait to move out of state. Tulsa is a wasteland!!! ...Read More Read Less

Tulsa *cough *cough 0.5 rating By Whyno ( Feb 23, 2017) I have lived here for over 12 years, and its got to be the worst dump I've ever lived in. Most people are mediocre, i have met some great people, but they have came from other states. Stinky bad polluted air from the oil refineries, which creates horrible air quality and ozone al ...Read More erts. The western and northern parts of this city are warzones. There is quite a bit of panhandlers and a high homeless rate. Meth and crack seem to be the drug of choice. The violent crime here is unimaginable. Property crime is very high. For a city this size it's lacking In a lot of entertainment and education options. There is horrible wore out pot hole filled roads. With road construction to numb your Brain, that never seems to be completed. Most shopping is mediocre as well. The only real thing going on here is riding a bicycle around whoppee.. or catching a good concert, decent up and coming downtown but either than that you will hate it here. Read Less

Dont move to Tulsa 2 rating By melody danley ( Jan 07, 2017) We moved here from another state, the first week we were here we had things stolen out of our garage. Then we had very hard time getting the water set up in our name, we were treated very badly! Had no success until I had to go out in the cold with a disabled child in person to g ...Read More et it finally resolved. Welcome to Oklahoma!! We can't wait for next week's drama. Read Less

Tulsa, Oklahoma: A Great Place to Live and Have Some Fun! 4.5 rating By Anonymous ( Nov 25, 2011) I grew up in northeastern Oklahoma and I have traveled to Tulsa many times. Tulsa is an eclectic city in beautiful "green country", along Route 66. There is a lot to see and do there. The best Mexican food I have ever eaten was at Casa Bonita on Sheridan Road in Tulsa. This place ...Read More not only had great food but its atmosphere was so much fun. My girlfriend and I took pictures of the Mexican guitar players that came to our table and sang for us. We had a real good time.

Another place I visited while in Tulsa is the Tulsa Zoo. It was exciting seeing the different species of animals. We took the train that runs through the park so we did not have to make the long walk to look at the animals because this zoo is huge and there are almost three thousand animals that you can see. The park not only provides the train but it also provides indoor shelters, if the summer sun gets to be too hot for you. We had to go into one or two of these ourselves to cool off when we were there.

One of the newest attractions in Tulsa is the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino owned by the Cherokee Nation. Here you can eat some chicken fried steak or other delicious food at Toby Keith's I Love this Bar and Grill or you can enjoy the entertainment that is playing at the Joint inside of the casino. You will probably want to try out the casino games while you are there but watch your pocket book because not everybody can win. I set a certain amount of money aside, when I go to Cherokee Casino, that I can afford to lose, then I go and have a good time until the money runs out or I get lucky. Read Less

Tulsa - The most beautiful city in Oklahoma 4.5 rating By Anonymous ( Apr 30, 2010) The first time we visited Tulsa, OK was when our daughter and son-in-law were living there. Our first impression of Tulsa was just what a beautiful city it was. There were wide streets and rolling hills, a river running through the western side of the city and plenty of green spa ...Read More ces.

We've been back to visit the city several times for some of the great Tulsa attractions. Tulsa is home to one the largest gun shows in the world. It is held twice a year, once in the spring and once in the fall. Since my husband is an avid gun collector we have made the trip for both the spring and the fall shows.

I have found that Tulsa has plenty for me to do as well, great shopping, a great selection of restaurants, and seasonal events like their Oktoberfest in the fall. We also loved the selection of comfortable and reasonably priced hotels in Tulsa. It is definitely a city we love to visit and won't hesitate to go back. Read Less

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Tulsa, OK

Tulsa is a beautiful city located on the Arkansas River in the foothills of the Ozark Mountains in northeast Oklahoma. It is situated in a region of the state that is referred to as Green Country. Tulsa is the county seat for Tulsa County, Oklahoma's most densely populated county. As the second largest city behind Oklahoma City, Tulsa enjoys a robust economy with many successful businesses in aviation, financial sectors, and technology. With its relatively low cost of living well below the national average, Tulsa has much to offer anyone thinking about moving to the city. A large majority of residents have lived there most of their lives, but are friendly and welcoming to newcomers.

The University of Tulsa and Oral Roberts University attract students from all over the world. Tulsa is home to a diverse religious population that includes Christians, Muslims, and members of the Jewish community. Some well-known Protestant Christians, such as Joel Osteen and Kenneth Copeland have studied and lived here in the heart of the Bible belt. Young adults and college students, who live off campus, may choose to live in apartments in neighborhoods such as Cherry Street. They want to be near trendy bars, restaurants, and coffee shops.

Museums are a popular destination for residents and visitors in Tulsa. The Gilcrease Museum features exhibits from the American West, American Indian Legends, and a collection of bronze sculptures from Frederic Remington. The Tulsa Air and Space Museum and Planetarium have many vintage airplane displays. One of the most popular is the F-14A Tomcat fighter jet made famous in the movie Top Gun. The newest museum is the Woody Guthrie Center with thousands of Guthrie's personal items including books, sheet music, and photos. A popular outdoor activity is the Tulsa Zoo. It features more than 2600 animals and is the third largest city zoo in the United States. Hikers and bikers can enjoy the beautiful views on the 50 miles of trails near the Arkansas River.

Food and shopping are always on everybody's list of exciting things to do in Tulsa. Utica Square features shopping at its finest. Specialty shops and upscale boutiques appeal to many, while others can enjoy a number of department stores. Barbecue is extremely popular in Tulsa. Its access to a great a number of varieties of barbecuing wood such as pecan, hickory, and mesquite contributes to the best barbecue in the state of Oklahoma. Tulsa is famous for its unique hickory-smoked baloney, which is known as Oklahoma tenderloin. Many famous people fly into the Tulsa International Airport just to enjoy a meal of barbecue and fried okra and then possibly enjoy entertainment and live music at Cain's Ballroom or The Brady Theater.