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Homes in Broken Arrow
Broken Arrow is a city of houses: of its 46,597 homes, 79% are detached, 2% are townhouses and other attached houses and 16% are apartments or units in buildings of two or more homes.
Much of Broken Arrow is new: 40% of homes were built 2000 or later, and only 26% before 1980. The median home dates from 1994. Owners live in 72% of homes.
Of the 9 Oklahoma cities we have census figures for, Broken Arrow has some of the newest homes. In nearby Tulsa, 9 miles away, 65% of homes were built before 1980, so Broken Arrow's windows are on the whole newer. Nationally, Broken Arrow's homes are newer than those in 79% of the 881 US cities we have census figures for.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024. Estimates carry margins of error.
Whole-house orders
With 79% of homes detached, most orders here cover a whole house: bedrooms, a patio door, perhaps a bay. Put every window in one list in the designer so the louver size and colour match from the street, and if you have an HOA, send it the drawings before you order.
Shallow openings
40% of homes were built in 2000 or later. Newer windows are often set close to the room side of the wall, and handles, cranks and alarm sensors stick out into the space a louver swings through. Measure the depth to the glass and to anything that sticks out; the designer checks it against the louver size you pick.
Rounded drywall corners
74% of homes here were built from 1980 on, and many houses of that era have rounded ("bullnose") drywall corners around the windows instead of square returns. A shutter can't sit flat against a curve: choose an outside mount with a frame that clears the corner, or an inside mount if the flat part of the opening is deep enough for your louvers.
Bought to stay
Owners live in 72% of homes, and shutters are usually bought to stay with the house. Poplar takes paint well, so they can be repainted years from now if you change a room's colours. Keep your order list: it records every size if you add a room later.
Broken Arrow weather and your shutters
At Bixby, OK (7 mi away), July averages a high of 93.5°F and January a low of 25.8°F. Average highs reach 85°F from June to September and average lows sit at or below freezing from December to February.
About 66 days a year reach 90°F, 87 nights fall to freezing and 42.9 inches of precipitation falls, most of it around May and least in January.
Among the Oklahoma cities we have climate normals for, Broken Arrow has the most freezing days.
That's more 90°F days than in 66% of the 881 US cities we have climate normals for.
Daylight runs from 14 h 37 min on the longest day to 9 h 42 min on the shortest, and the midday sun stands 77° above the horizon in June and 31° in December.
Source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, Bixby, OK (temperature) and Broken Arrow 1.5 Wsw, OK (precipitation, 2 mi away). Daylight and sun height: calculated from the city’s latitude.
Monthly figures
| Month | Average high | Average low | Precipitation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 48.9°F | 25.8°F | 1.9 in |
| Feb | 54.4°F | 28.8°F | 1.9 in |
| Mar | 63.3°F | 38.1°F | 3.4 in |
| Apr | 72.4°F | 46.6°F | 4.3 in |
| May | 79.6°F | 57.3°F | 6.2 in |
| Jun | 88.1°F | 66.9°F | 4.9 in |
| Jul | 93.5°F | 70.5°F | 3.6 in |
| Aug | 92.9°F | 68.6°F | 3.8 in |
| Sep | 85.1°F | 60.2°F | 3.9 in |
| Oct | 74.3°F | 47.7°F | 3.8 in |
| Nov | 61.6°F | 36.1°F | 2.7 in |
| Dec | 51.8°F | 28.7°F | 2.5 in |
Summer sun
On the 66 days a year above 90°F, closed louvers keep direct sun off the glass and out of the room. In a window that takes afternoon sun, white and light paint finishes stay cooler to the touch than dark stains.
Cold winters
With 87 freezing nights a year, warm room air meets cold glass for months. Shutters closed tight overnight hold that air against the window, so condensation can collect on the sill: tilt the louvers open in the morning, and wipe the sill on windows that often run wet.
Humid summers
Hot days and 42.9 inches of precipitation make for heavy summer air. Wood swells when it's humid, so give kitchens, bathrooms and laundry rooms some air: run the fan after a shower and tilt the louvers open so steam doesn't sit behind them.
Fitting them in Broken Arrow
Shutter Boys shutters are made for you to fit yourself: an inside or outside mount takes a drill, a level and our step-by-step guide. If you'd rather hire someone, a finish carpenter or blinds installer can fit them; ask on your quote and we'll tell you if we know one near you. You arrange and pay the installer directly.
Near Broken Arrow
- Tulsa 9 mi
- Bentonville 89 mi
- Fayetteville 91 mi
- Springdale 91 mi
- Fort Smith 93 mi
- Rogers 93 mi
More about shutters in Broken Arrow
Each page takes one question further (fitting your windows, room by room, sizes and colours, louvers, or how shutters compare with other choices), using Broken Arrow’s own figures.
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