Best PlacesEnid, MS Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Enid, 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.
Enid ranks 43,431st of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a stable housing market by a wide margin, and the schools rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Enid
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.
Enid's strengths and weaknesses
Where Enid ranks high
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 93% of towns
- Cheap childcare$537 a month, better than 88% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 88% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 79% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 73% of towns
Where Enid ranks low
- School gradeD−, better than only 2% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 6% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 13% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 13% of towns
- Household income$52,848 median, better than only 16% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Enid
A household needs to earn about $25,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Enid home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $52,848, 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 Enid's effective rate of 0.53%, 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 3 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Enid
Enid runs younger 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 Enid.
Who works in Enid, and how
Work in Enid centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 95%
- Work from home 4%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Enid
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Enid.
What the weather is like in Enid, month by month
Enid sees roughly 81 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 52, 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 | 52° | 41° | 33° |
| April | 73° | 61° | 51° |
| July | 90° | 79° | 71° |
| October | 76° | 63° | 53° |
Flying in and out of Enid
Memphis International sits about 63 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 2.4 million passengers in 2025, with 78 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Enid
Schools across Enid average a D−, better than 2% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Pope Elementary SchoolB− · 42% proficient
- Coffeeville Elementary SchoolF · 8% proficient
- Charleston Elementary SchoolF · 4% proficient
Top middle schools
- Charleston Middle SchoolF · 6% proficient
Top high schools
- South Panola High SchoolC · 34% proficient
- Coffeeville High SchoolF · 10% proficient
- Charleston High SchoolF · 10% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Enid school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Enid 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 Enid against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Enid
Is Enid a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Enid ranks 43,431st of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a stable housing market, affordable childcare, and a strong job market, and lowest on the schools and state infrastructure. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Enid expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $98,639. The overall cost of living runs about 23% below the national average. Set against a $52,848 median income, cost of living beats 23% of towns.
Is Enid safe?
Enid is safer than 36% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $199 per resident a year.
Compare Enid with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Enid. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Enid 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.
Enid detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Enid: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Enid: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Enid: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Enid: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Enid 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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