Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 37/100
F
Median home value$171,600
Oklahoma City $230,000
Median rent$1,071/mo
Oklahoma City $1,124/mo
Cost-burdened households35%
Oklahoma City 29%
Bethany
Oklahoma County20,560 residents2 school districts
52
D+
Suburbgrade score
9th of 15 Oklahoma City suburbs. Strongest on cost of living, held back by employment & income.
52
Oklahoma City median 55
0 · F
A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Bethany is like to live in, by category
Bars show Bethany against Oklahoma City. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 54/100
C−
Within-state proficiency40th pct
Oklahoma City median 62nd pct
Student–teacher ratio16.2
Oklahoma City median 16.4
Graduation rate90%
Oklahoma City median 89%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 73/100
B
Housing cost index88
Oklahoma City 100
Eff. tax rate0.88%
Oklahoma City 0.87%
Local sales tax9.06%
Oklahoma City median 9.06%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 65/100
C+
Mean commute20.8 min
Oklahoma City 23.4 min
Under 30 minutes77%
Oklahoma City 69%
Transit stops / sq mi0.0
Oklahoma City median 0.0 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 50/100
D+
Restaurants & cafés14
Oklahoma City median 14 · within 2 miles
Groceries4
Oklahoma City median 2 · within 2 miles
Parks41
Oklahoma City median 18 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 35/100
F
Median household income$56,591
Oklahoma City $72,094
Unemployment6.5%
Oklahoma City 4.7%
Professional occupations33%
Oklahoma City 42%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Bethany on employment & income
Bethany's weakest grade is F. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbEmploymentOverall
Edmond17 mi from BethanyB− 60 C Newcastle18 mi from BethanyB− 58 C Choctaw21 mi from BethanyC+ 58 C Moore16 mi from BethanyC 63 C+ Yukon7 mi from BethanyC− 60 C Oklahoma City8 mi from BethanyC− 62 C Median household income: ACS 2020–24 · Unemployment: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Bethany
Is Bethany, OK a good place to live?
Bethany scores 52 out of 100, 9th of 15 Oklahoma City suburbs. It is strongest on cost of living and weakest on employment & income. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Bethany expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades B. The median home is $171,600, 25% below the Oklahoma City median, and the effective property tax rate is 0.88%. $1,071/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Bethany?
Schools grade C−. The districts serving Bethany sit at the 40th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 90% graduation rate and a 16.2 student–teacher ratio. Bethany is served by Putnam City and Bethany. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Bethany?
The mean commute is 20.8 min, with 77% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 6.2% working from home. Transit density is 0.0 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Bethany?
Within two miles there are 4 groceries, 14 restaurants and cafés and 41 parks, which grades D+ on amenities.
Are the homes in Bethany old or new?
The median home in Bethany was built in 1967 — older than the Oklahoma City median of 1984. That is a median, so a town can be half post-war and half new-build and still land there. 68% of homes are houses rather than flats.
Every answer is built from the figures on this page, with their sources and as-of dates on the methodology page.