Best PlacesCimarron County, OK Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in Cimarron 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.
Cimarron County ranks 1,030th of 3,144 U.S. counties on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on short commutes by a wide margin, and tree cover ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Cimarron 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.
Cimarron County's strengths and weaknesses
Where Cimarron County ranks high
- Short commute8.0 minutes each way, better than 99% of counties
- Air qualityBetter than 97% of counties
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 96% of counties
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 93% of counties
- Nice weatherabout 146 pleasant days a year, better than 90% of counties
Where Cimarron County ranks low
- Tree shadeBetter than only 1% of counties
- Local economyBetter than only 3% of counties
- Big-city accessBetter than only 4% of counties
- School gradeD, better than only 5% of counties
- Low vacancyBetter than only 6% of counties
What it costs to buy a home in Cimarron County
A household needs to earn about $25,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Cimarron County home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $82,903, 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 Cimarron County's effective rate of 0.49%, 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 4 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Cimarron County
Cimarron County runs older than the country, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Cimarron County.
Who works in Cimarron County, and how
Work in Cimarron County centers on retail trade and agriculture & forestry. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 71%
- Work from home 20%
- Transit, walk, or bike 10%
Life in Cimarron County
Cimarron County has more restaurants and bars per resident than 99% of counties. That concentrates in some parts of Cimarron County and thins out in others, which the map shows.
Is Cimarron County growing, and who is moving in?
Cimarron County has lost about 7% of its population over the last decade. The largest inbound stream comes from Lewiston, ID.
Where new residents come from
Where people leaving Cimarron County go
Move counts are the latest county-to-county migration flows, each county grouped into its metro.
What the weather is like in Cimarron County, month by month
Cimarron County sees roughly 146 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 94 degrees. January highs sit near 50, with lows near 17. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, August, and September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 50° | 32° | 17° |
| April | 72° | 52° | 35° |
| July | 94° | 77° | 61° |
| October | 74° | 54° | 38° |
Flying in and out of Cimarron County
The nearest airport, Liberal Mid-America Regional, is about 88 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Denver International, about 246 miles away.
The best schools in and around Cimarron County
Schools across Cimarron County average a D, better than 5% of counties.
Top elementary schools
- Mary Allen ElC · 35% proficient
- Yarbrough EsC · 33% proficient
- Campo Elementary SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Top middle schools
- Stratford J HC+ · 37% proficient
- Elkhart Middle SchoolD · 20% proficient
Top high schools
- Campo Undivided High SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
- Boise City HsD+ · 25% proficient
- Elkhart HighD · 20% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Cimarron County school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Cimarron 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 Cimarron County against the other 3,143 counties.
Common questions about living in Cimarron County
Is Cimarron County a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Cimarron County ranks 1,030th of 3,144 counties. It scores highest on short commutes, clean air, and a stable housing market, and lowest on tree cover and a weak job market. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Cimarron County expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $98,153. The overall cost of living runs about 24% below the national average. Set against a $82,903 median income, cost of living beats 93% of counties.
Is Cimarron County safe?
Cimarron County is safer than 20% of counties. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $541 per resident a year.
Compare Cimarron County with other counties
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Cimarron County. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Cimarron 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.
Cimarron County detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Cimarron County: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Cimarron County: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Cimarron County: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Cimarron County: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Cimarron 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.