Best PlacesCapitol Hill, Oklahoma City, OK Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Capitol Hill, Oklahoma City, 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.
Capitol Hill, Oklahoma City ranks 5,604th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a stable housing market by a wide margin, and civic engagement ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Capitol Hill, Oklahoma City
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.
Capitol Hill, Oklahoma City's strengths and weaknesses
Where Capitol Hill, Oklahoma City ranks high
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 94% of neighborhoods
- State fiscal healthBetter than 93% of neighborhoods
- TransitBetter than 76% of neighborhoods
- Short commute21.5 minutes each way, better than 70% of neighborhoods
- Cheap childcare$946 a month, better than 70% of neighborhoods
Where Capitol Hill, Oklahoma City ranks low
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 2% of neighborhoods
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 3% of neighborhoods
- Household income$40,468 median, better than only 5% of neighborhoods
- State infrastructureBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Capitol Hill, Oklahoma City
A household needs to earn about $29,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Capitol Hill, Oklahoma City home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $40,468, 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 Capitol Hill, Oklahoma City's effective rate of 1.10%, 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 5 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Capitol Hill, Oklahoma City
Capitol Hill, Oklahoma City runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Capitol Hill, Oklahoma City.
Who works in Capitol Hill, Oklahoma City, and how
Work in Capitol Hill, Oklahoma City centers on retail trade and hospitality & food. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 89%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in Capitol Hill, Oklahoma City
Capitol Hill, Oklahoma City has more restaurants and bars per resident than 80% of neighborhoods and more parkland per resident than 93% of neighborhoods. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Capitol Hill, Oklahoma City and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Capitol Hill, Oklahoma City, month by month
Capitol Hill, Oklahoma City sees roughly 101 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 95 degrees. January highs sit near 53, with lows near 26. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 53° | 38° | 26° |
| April | 75° | 60° | 47° |
| July | 95° | 82° | 70° |
| October | 77° | 62° | 49° |
Flying in and out of Capitol Hill, Oklahoma City
The nearest airport, Okc Will Rogers International, is about 5 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Dallas-Fort Worth International, about 177 miles away.
The best schools in and around Capitol Hill, Oklahoma City
Schools across Capitol Hill, Oklahoma City average a D, better than 10% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Emerson Alternative Ed. (es)D+ · 25% proficient
Top middle schools
- Emerson Alternative Ed. (ms)D · 20% proficient
Top high schools
- Capitol Hill HsF · 4% proficient
- Emerson Alternative Ed. (hs)F · 3% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Capitol Hill, Oklahoma City school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Capitol Hill, Oklahoma City 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 Capitol Hill, Oklahoma City against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Capitol Hill, Oklahoma City
Is Capitol Hill, Oklahoma City a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Capitol Hill, Oklahoma City ranks 5,604th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on a stable housing market, state finances, and transit, and lowest on civic engagement and education levels. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Capitol Hill, Oklahoma City expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $106,344. The overall cost of living runs about 24% below the national average. Set against a $40,468 median income, cost of living beats 12% of neighborhoods.
Is Capitol Hill, Oklahoma City safe?
Capitol Hill, Oklahoma City is safer than 15% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $1,010 per resident a year.
Compare Capitol Hill, Oklahoma City with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Capitol Hill, Oklahoma City. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Capitol Hill, Oklahoma City 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.
Capitol Hill, Oklahoma City detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Capitol Hill, Oklahoma City: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Capitol Hill, Oklahoma City: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Capitol Hill, Oklahoma City: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Capitol Hill, Oklahoma City: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Capitol Hill, Oklahoma City 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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