Cost of Living and Housing
Education
Healthcare
Culture & Recreation
Climate
Other Facts

Cost of Living and Housing

The composite cost of living in the Bartlesville area is approximately 6% lower than the national average, and affordability ranks high on Bartlesville’s strengths. In fact, according to a resident survey conducted by Angelou Economics, affordability ranked as the region’s primary asset.

One primary component of cost of living is home prices. In the third quarter of 2005, the average price of sold homes in the Bartlesville area was $107,406, compared to a statewide average of $108,994 and a national median of $215,000.

Education

Higher Education Institutions in Bartlesville Area

Technical & Trade Schools

Majors include business and computer technology, welding, machine and tool technology, marketing, and practical nursing, dental hygiene and culinary arts. Participates in Oklahoma Training for Industry Program (TIPs).

Public Schools 2008-2009

Bartlesville Public School Data

Career Ed: Participating students attend Tri Country Technology Center
Source: Bartlesville Public Schools

Five Year Composite ACT Scores for Bartlesville High School Students

Source: Bartlesville Public Schools

Healthcare

Area services

• Physicians - 80 +
• Dentists - 30
• Local HMO's - 0
• Emergency medical services - 1
• Medical clinics - 5
• 3 Assisted Living Facilities
• 6 Nursing Home Facilities

Hospitals

Source: Jane Phillips Medical Center

Jane Phillips Medical Center

• Licensed for 309 beds
• Cancer Center fully accredited as a comprehensive cancer center by the American College of Surgeons, offering both radiation therapy and chemotherapy.
• Heart Lung Center diagnostic services, including heart catheterization lab, echocardiography, nuclear SPECT studies, noninvasive vascular lab, and pulmonary function testing lab, Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation and Wellness Facilities.
• Cardiac Care Unit -Opened 2007
• Outpatient Surgery Center
• Emergency Services, including a Chest Pain Unit, Critical Care Services, Diagnostic Services including CT, MRI, Nuclear Medicine, Angiointerventional Radiology, Needle Biopsy, Mammography, Ultrasound X-ray, Fluoroscopy, and Bone Densitometry.
• Home Health Services-offices in Neodesha, KS and Bartlesville, OK
• Physical Medicine Center, including physical therapy, occupational therapy, communication disorders, work conditioning, aquatic therapy, and sports medicine.
• Rehabilitation Services-16-bed inpatient unit
• Hospice-Palliative Care
• Behavioral Services
• Renal Dialysis
• Sleep Disorder Studies
• Pain Management
• Congestive Heart Failure Clinic

Culture & Recreation

Museums & Attractions

• Woolaroc Ranch, Museum and Wildlife Preserve
• Tom Mix Museum
• LaQuinta Mansion
• Bartlesville Area History Museum
• Price Tower and Art Museum
• Frank Phillips Home
• Phillips Petroleum Company Museum (2007)
• Dewey Hotel Museum
• Prairie Song, Indian Territory
• Wall of Honor (honoring veterans-Washington Park Mall)
• Discovery 1 Park

Arts

• Bartlesville Civic Ballet
• Bartlesville Symphony Orchestra
• Bartlesville Choral Society
• Theater Bartlesville
• Bartlesville Art Association
• Allied Arts and Humanities Council
• Children’s Musical Theatre
• Community Concert Association
• Broadway in Bartlesville

Festivals & Fairs

• OK Mozart International
• Indian Summer Festival
• Sunfest Arts/Crafts/Entertainment Fair
• Fantasyland of Lights
• Tulsa Regional Fly-in
• Washington County Free Fair
• KidFest at Woolaroc Ranch

Sporting Leagues and Events

• American Legion Baseball
• Oklahoma Wesleyan University Intercollegiate Sports
• Glen Winget Memorial Baseball Tournament
• Blazer Girls Softball
• Bartlesville High School Intramural Sports
• Lone Star Basketball Conference Tournament
• Green Country Soccer (youth and adults)
• Upward Basketball Program
• Little League Baseball
• YMCA Leagues - Football & Basketball
• Woolaroc Road Race
• Numerous adult sports leagues

Outdoor Recreation

• Golf - 1 public, 1 private
• City parks - 15
• Tennis courts - 14 lighted public courts
• 12 mile Pathfinder Parkway jogging/walking trail/biking
• Paintball
• Swimming - 3 public pools
• 7 major lakes within 75 miles
• Trail rides
• Miniature golf
• Kiddie Park

Shopping

• Market Square
• Washington Park Mall
• Pennington Hills Plaza
• Eastland Shopping Center
• Downtown Merchants

Climate

Located in the southwestern Sunbelt, Bartlesville enjoys an early spring, a warm fall, and a mild winter. The average annual temperature is 60 degrees F. Seasonal averages are spring, 61; summer, 79; fall, 60; and winter, 39. Annual rainfall is 35 inches and snowfall about 10 inches. The average annual number of flying days is 343.

Gardeners in Bartlesville enjoy an 8-month season from the first planting of peas in mid-February to the late October tomato harvest. Warm spring rains produce daffodils and forsythia in March, and mild days and cool nights of a long Indian summer encourage a wide variety of flowering perennials in the fall.

Average Annual Temperature 60º

Seasonal Averages

• Spring 61º
• Summer 79º
• Fall 60º
• Winter 39º

• Annual Rainfall is 35 inches
• Annual Snowfall is 10 inches
• Average growing season is 8 months
• Average number of flying days is 343

Other Facts

City crime rates (per 35,000 population)

2003

• Murder - 0
• Robberies - 15
• Rape - 16
• Burglary - 212
• Assaults - 69
• Larceny - 969
• Auto Theft - 83
• Total - 1,364

Overall decrease in crime of 15% between 2002 & 2003
Source: Bartlesville Police Dept.

2002

• Murder - 0
• Robberies - 15
• Rape - 20
• Burglary - 304
• Assaults - 110
• Larceny - 1,079
• Auto Theft - 80
• Total - 1,608

Source: Bartlesville Police Dept.

Media

• 6 AM & FM radio stations
• 1 Cable-television provider
• 2 daily newspapers and 1 weekly
• Satellite TV providers

Visitor Costs

• Estimated average hotel costs - $78 per day
• Number of hotels and motels - 12
• Bed & Breakfasts - 2
• Estimated average food and other costs per day -$71
• Number of restaurants - 91

Source: Bartlesville Regional Chamber of Commerce Convention and Visitors Bureau

Misc. Facts

• Central time zone
• Area code - 918
• Founded in - 1897
• City area square miles - 21.5
• Elevation - 700 feet above sea level

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