Best PlacesGerty, OK Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Gerty, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Gerty ranks 38,945th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on quiet by a wide margin, and internet speeds rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Gerty
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.
Gerty's strengths and weaknesses
Where Gerty ranks high
- QuietBetter than 93% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 89% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 86% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 80% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 99 pleasant days a year, better than 67% of towns
Where Gerty ranks low
- Internet speedBetter than only 7% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 8% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 10% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 11% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Gerty
A household needs to earn about $31,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Gerty home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $61,284, 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 Gerty's effective rate of 0.47%, 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 6 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Gerty
Gerty's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 Gerty.
Who works in Gerty, and how
Work in Gerty centers on manufacturing and public administration. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 81%
- Work from home 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in Gerty
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Gerty.
What the weather is like in Gerty, month by month
Gerty sees roughly 99 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 Gerty
The nearest airport, Okc Will Rogers International, is about 84 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Dallas-Fort Worth International, about 142 miles away.
The best schools in and around Gerty
Schools across Gerty average a D+, better than 14% of towns.
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Gerty school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Gerty 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 Gerty against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Gerty
Is Gerty a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Gerty ranks 38,945th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on quiet, state finances, and a strong job market, and lowest on internet speeds and disaster risk. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Gerty expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $124,722. The overall cost of living runs about 22% below the national average. Set against a $61,284 median income, cost of living beats 41% of towns.
Is Gerty safe?
Gerty is safer than 36% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $432 per resident a year.
Compare Gerty with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Gerty. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Gerty 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.
Gerty detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Gerty: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Gerty: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Gerty: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Gerty: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Gerty 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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