Best PlacesFrancis, OK Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Francis, 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.
Francis ranks 40,055th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on short commutes by a wide margin, and a weak job market ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Francis
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.
Francis' strengths and weaknesses
Where Francis ranks high
- Short commute18.8 minutes each way, better than 91% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 89% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 67% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 64% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 61% of towns
Where Francis ranks low
- Local economyBetter than only 1% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 11% of towns
- School gradeD+, better than only 13% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 14% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 65 pleasant days a year, better than only 15% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Francis
A household needs to earn about $30,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Francis home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $65,929, 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 Francis' effective rate of 0.64%, 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 Francis
Francis's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Francis.
Who works in Francis, and how
Work in Francis centers on retail trade and health care & social. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 91%
- Work from home 3%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in Francis
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Francis.
What the weather is like in Francis, month by month
Francis sees roughly 65 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 52, with lows near 32. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 52° | 40° | 32° |
| April | 73° | 61° | 51° |
| July | 93° | 82° | 72° |
| October | 76° | 63° | 53° |
Flying in and out of Francis
The nearest airport, Okc Will Rogers International, is about 64 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Dallas-Fort Worth International, about 144 miles away.
The best schools in and around Francis
Schools across Francis average a D+, better than 13% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Francis EsC− · 30% proficient
- Konawa EsF · 10% proficient
- Sasakwa EsF · 7% proficient
Top middle schools
- Byng JhsC− · 27% proficient
- Chandler JhsD+ · 27% proficient
Top high schools
- Chandler HsB− · 45% proficient
- Byng HsD · 22% proficient
- Konawa HsD · 18% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Francis school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Francis 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 Francis against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Francis
Is Francis a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Francis ranks 40,055th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on short commutes, state finances, and a stable housing market, and lowest on a weak job market and state infrastructure. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Francis expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $116,204. The overall cost of living runs about 20% below the national average. Set against a $65,929 median income, cost of living beats 45% of towns.
Is Francis safe?
Yes, Francis is safer than 64% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $319 per resident a year.
Compare Francis with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Francis. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Francis 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.
Francis detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Francis: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Francis: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Francis: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Francis: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Francis 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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