Best PlacesChoctaw County, OK Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in Choctaw County, 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.
Choctaw County ranks 2,949th of 3,144 U.S. counties on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a strong job market by a wide margin, and the schools rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Choctaw County
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.
Choctaw County's strengths and weaknesses
Where Choctaw County ranks high
- Local economyBetter than 92% of counties
- Low property taxBetter than 91% of counties
- State fiscal healthBetter than 84% of counties
- Nice weatherabout 101 pleasant days a year, better than 61% of counties
- Big-city accessBetter than 59% of counties
Where Choctaw County ranks low
- School gradeD−, better than only 3% of counties
- Internet speedBetter than only 4% of counties
- Household income$46,575 median, better than only 5% of counties
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 5% of counties
- Health outlookBetter than only 5% of counties
What it costs to buy a home in Choctaw County
A household needs to earn about $33,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Choctaw County home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $46,575, 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 Choctaw County's effective rate of 0.40%, 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 Choctaw County
Choctaw County's age mix sits close to the national median, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Choctaw County.
Who works in Choctaw County, and how
Work in Choctaw County centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 90%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Choctaw County
Choctaw County has more restaurants and bars per resident than 93% of counties. That concentrates in some parts of Choctaw County and thins out in others, which the map shows.
Is Choctaw County growing, and who is moving in?
Choctaw County has lost about 6% of its population over the last decade. The largest inbound stream comes from Lamar County, TX.
Where new residents come from
Where people leaving Choctaw County go
Move counts are the latest county-to-county migration flows, each county grouped into its metro.
What the weather is like in Choctaw County, month by month
Choctaw County sees roughly 101 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 94 degrees. January highs sit near 54, with lows near 33. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 54° | 43° | 33° |
| April | 74° | 62° | 53° |
| July | 94° | 83° | 74° |
| October | 78° | 65° | 55° |
Flying in and out of Choctaw County
The nearest airport, Texarkana Regional-Webb Field, is about 97 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Dallas Love Field, about 111 miles away.
The best schools in and around Choctaw County
Schools across Choctaw County average a D−, better than 3% of counties.
Top elementary schools
- Aaron Parker ElC+ · 38% proficient
- Valliant EsC− · 28% proficient
- Hugo EsD+ · 23% proficient
Top middle schools
- Rattan JhsD · 22% proficient
- Valliant MsD− · 13% proficient
- Hugo MsD− · 13% proficient
Top high schools
- Boswell HsD+ · 25% proficient
- Rattan HsD− · 17% proficient
- Soper HsD− · 14% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Choctaw County school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Choctaw County 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 Choctaw County against the other 3,143 counties.
Common questions about living in Choctaw County
Is Choctaw County a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Choctaw County ranks 2,949th of 3,144 counties. It scores highest on a strong job market, low property taxes, and state finances, and lowest on the schools and internet speeds. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Choctaw County expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $131,973. The overall cost of living runs about 18% below the national average. Set against a $46,575 median income, cost of living beats 5% of counties.
Is Choctaw County safe?
Choctaw County is safer than 21% of counties. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $586 per resident a year.
Compare Choctaw County with other counties
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Choctaw County. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Choctaw County 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.
Choctaw County detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Choctaw County: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Choctaw County: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Choctaw County: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Choctaw County: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Choctaw County 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.
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program: population growth and net migration behind the population-change section.
- 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
Move a slider to say how much a measure matters. Zero turns it off.