TurleyOK
A town of 2,968, settled in 1897.
Is Turley a good place to live?
Turley grades D− overall, ranked 129th of 131 in Oklahoma, mostly because of health and schools. On CDC estimates, its residents' health ranks in the bottom 2% nationally. Its schools rank behind 94% of the state's. One bright spot: homes are within reach, about $97K for a typical one, or 1.4 years of the Tulsa metro’s $69K median household income. Among 131 Oklahoma towns, just 5 have a lower share of working residents who work in town than Turley. The biggest park or preserve is O'Brien Park, at 113 acres. Among 127 Oklahoma towns, just 8 have a lower typical home value than Turley.
97% of working residents leave Turley for work
Where Turley’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Turley grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Oklahoma), ordered by how far Turley is from typical.
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BOK Center and 18 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Turley. Close and well known come first.
7 mi Stadium & arenaBOK Center
7 mi Stadium & arenaSkelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium
6 mi MuseumThe Outsiders House Museum
9 mi MuseumPhilbrook Museum of Art8 mi Theme parkBell's Amusement Park3 mi Zoo & aquariumTulsa Zoo600K visitors a yearPhoto credits
BOK Center: Okiefromokla, Public domain · Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium: Chippothenut, CC BY 3.0 · The Outsiders House Museum: TheDoctorWho, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Philbrook Museum of Art: Dustin M. Ramsey, aka Kralizec! at English Wikipedia. Cropped by CPacker., Attribution
Moving to Turley: who provides what
Turley is unincorporated, so Tulsa County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Turley.
Turley has homes that are cheap against local pay and sends most of its workers to Tulsa and beyond.
More of Turley’s adults say their health is fair or poor than in the typical Oklahoma or U.S. town
34% of adults say their health is fair or poor in Turley, above both Oklahoma’s towns (23%) and U.S. towns (19%). 20% of Turley adults report frequent physical distress. Only 2 of the 131 Oklahoma towns we compare have a higher share of adults who feel lonely than Turley.
| Turley | Oklahoma towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 23% | 19% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 18% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 14% | 12% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 16% | 14% |
| What stands out | Turley | OK |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 11% | 14% |
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 79.8% | 76.3% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 30.6% | 16.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Turley’s grade for cost of living is a B+
At 1.4 years of the Tulsa metro’s $69K median household income, the typical home (about $97K) costs less against local pay than in 96% of Oklahoma towns; that ratio is one input to its B+ for cost of living. The median property tax bill is $440, against $1,599 across Oklahoma, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
The typical Turley home is worth about $97,000, up 3.3% in a year, 56% below the Oklahoma typical home.
| Turley | Oklahoma towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 68% | 62% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,092 a month | $870 a month | $1,185 a month |
Typical home value
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
| Turley | Oklahoma towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 5.6% | 7% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.4 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. O'Brien Park | 0.9 mi | 113 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
About half of Turley’s working residents commute to Tulsa
Turley has 255 jobs for its 941 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out. Jobs based here fell from 385 in 2013 to 255.
Most working residents leave Turley for work: only 3% work in town. 22% of residents live below the poverty line in Turley, above both the Oklahoma town median (18%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). Since 2013, Turley has lost 130 jobs, to 255 in 2023.
| Turley | Oklahoma towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 22% | 18% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $42,000 | $55,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 25 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
In Turley, expect four seasons and hot summers
Turley has chilly winters and hot summers. Turley’s July high is 93°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Inland flooding leads a high hazard risk in Turley
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 64% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about Turley
Colleges nearby
9 within 15 miles of the center of Turley
About 2 of every 100 Turley residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Oklahoma.
About Turley
CDP in Oklahoma, United States
Turley is a census-designated place (CDP) in Tulsa County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 2,607 at the time of the 2020 census.
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- Area
- 3.6 sq mi
- Elevation
- 636 ft
Turley’s neighbors
One town shares a border with Turley.
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Questions about Turley
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Turley, OK a good place to live?
Turley grades D− overall, better than 3% of U.S. towns and #129 of 131 in Oklahoma. It grades D− for health and D for schools. Health is its weak spot, with a D−.
Is Turley, OK expensive?
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B+.