Best PlacesElmore City, OK Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Elmore 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.
Elmore City ranks 42,722nd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on walkability by a wide margin, and air quality ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Elmore 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.
Elmore City's strengths and weaknesses
Where Elmore City ranks high
- WalkabilityBetter than 95% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 89% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 88% of towns
- QuietBetter than 87% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 78% of towns
Where Elmore City ranks low
- Air qualityBetter than only 3% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 56 pleasant days a year, better than only 4% of towns
- School gradeD, better than only 6% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 10% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 11% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Elmore City
A household needs to earn about $29,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Elmore City home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $49,065, 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 Elmore City'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 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 Elmore City
Elmore City runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Elmore City.
Who works in Elmore City, and how
Work in Elmore City centers on construction and hospitality & food. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 91%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Elmore City
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Elmore City.
What the weather is like in Elmore City, month by month
Elmore City sees roughly 56 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 94 degrees. January highs sit near 53, with lows near 29. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 53° | 39° | 29° |
| April | 75° | 61° | 49° |
| July | 94° | 82° | 71° |
| October | 78° | 63° | 51° |
Flying in and out of Elmore City
The nearest airport, Okc Will Rogers International, is about 54 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Dallas-Fort Worth International, about 121 miles away.
The best schools in and around Elmore City
Schools across Elmore City average a D, better than 6% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Elmore City-pernell EsD · 19% proficient
Top middle schools
- Elmore City JhsF · 12% proficient
Top high schools
- Elmore City-pernell HsD+ · 24% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Elmore City school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Elmore 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 Elmore City against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Elmore City
Is Elmore City a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Elmore City ranks 42,722nd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on walkability, state finances, and low property taxes, and lowest on air quality and the weather. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Elmore City expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $118,862. The overall cost of living runs about 13% below the national average. Set against a $49,065 median income, cost of living beats 10% of towns.
Is Elmore City safe?
Elmore City is safer than 30% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $461 per resident a year.
Compare Elmore City with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Elmore City. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Elmore 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.
Elmore City detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Elmore City: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Elmore City: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Elmore City: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Elmore City: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Elmore 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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