Best PlacesBig Cabin, OK Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Big Cabin, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Big Cabin ranks 42,741st of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. Long commutes pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on state finances.
The best neighborhoods in Big Cabin
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
Big Cabin's strengths and weaknesses
Where Big Cabin ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 89% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 85% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 63% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 92 pleasant days a year, better than 62% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 55% of towns
Where Big Cabin ranks low
- Short commute39.6 minutes each way, better than only 6% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 11% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 11% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 13% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 21% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Big Cabin
A household needs to earn about $53,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Big Cabin home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $61,881, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses Big Cabin's effective rate of 0.44%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 9 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Big Cabin
Big Cabin's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Big Cabin.
Who works in Big Cabin, and how
Work in Big Cabin centers on manufacturing and construction. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 77%
- Work from home 20%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Big Cabin
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Big Cabin.
What the weather is like in Big Cabin, month by month
Big Cabin sees roughly 92 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 48, with lows near 28. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 48° | 36° | 28° |
| April | 71° | 59° | 48° |
| July | 91° | 80° | 70° |
| October | 74° | 61° | 51° |
Flying in and out of Big Cabin
The nearest airport, Tulsa International, is about 43 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Kansas City International, about 194 miles away.
The best schools in and around Big Cabin
Schools across Big Cabin average a C−, better than 26% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Bernita Hughes EsB− · 42% proficient
- Vinita EsC · 30% proficient
- White Oak Public SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Top middle schools
- Adair MsC · 32% proficient
- Ewing Halsell MsC− · 29% proficient
- Chelsea MsD · 20% proficient
Top high schools
- Adair HsC · 33% proficient
- Vinita HsD · 23% proficient
- Chelsea HsD− · 15% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Big Cabin school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Big Cabin measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare Big Cabin against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Big Cabin
Is Big Cabin a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Big Cabin ranks 42,741st of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state finances, low property taxes, and walkability, and lowest on long commutes and state infrastructure. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Big Cabin expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $212,825. The overall cost of living runs about 14% below the national average. Set against a $61,881 median income, cost of living beats 31% of towns.
Is Big Cabin safe?
Big Cabin is safer than 51% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $365 per resident a year.
Compare Big Cabin with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Big Cabin. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Big Cabin represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
Big Cabin detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Big Cabin: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Big Cabin: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Big Cabin: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Big Cabin: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Big Cabin detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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