Best PlacesHendrix, OK Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Hendrix, 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.
Hendrix ranks 30,376th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a strong job market by a wide margin, and summer heat is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Hendrix
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.
Hendrix's strengths and weaknesses
Where Hendrix ranks high
- Local economyBetter than 94% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 155 pleasant days a year, better than 94% of towns
- QuietBetter than 93% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 89% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 76% of towns
Where Hendrix ranks low
- Heat safetyBetter than only 5% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 11% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 11% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 14% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 15% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Hendrix
A household needs to earn about $40,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Hendrix home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $62,073, 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 Hendrix's effective rate of 0.59%, 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 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Hendrix
Hendrix runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Hendrix.
Who works in Hendrix, and how
Work in Hendrix centers on retail trade and construction. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 87%
- Work from home 11%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Hendrix
Hendrix has more restaurants and bars per resident than 99% of towns. That concentrates in some parts of Hendrix and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Hendrix, month by month
Hendrix sees roughly 155 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 97 degrees. January highs sit near 55, with lows near 34. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 55° | 43° | 34° |
| April | 75° | 63° | 53° |
| July | 97° | 84° | 73° |
| October | 81° | 66° | 56° |
Flying in and out of Hendrix
Dallas Love Field sits about 70 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 8.2 million passengers in 2025, with 91 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Hendrix
Schools across Hendrix average a C−, better than 22% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Achille EsC− · 30% proficient
- Finley-oates ElD+ · 23% proficient
- Ward Es WestD− · 11% proficient
Top middle schools
- Rather L HB+ · 47% proficient
- Colbert MsF · 12% proficient
Top high schools
- Bonham H SC+ · 38% proficient
- Achille HsC− · 27% proficient
- Colbert HsD− · 12% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Hendrix school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Hendrix 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 Hendrix against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Hendrix
Is Hendrix a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Hendrix ranks 30,376th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a strong job market, the weather, and quiet, and lowest on summer heat and internet speeds. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Hendrix expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $157,667. The overall cost of living runs about 22% below the national average. Set against a $62,073 median income, cost of living beats 45% of towns.
Is Hendrix safe?
Hendrix is safer than 41% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $401 per resident a year.
Compare Hendrix with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Hendrix. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Hendrix 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.
Hendrix detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Hendrix: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Hendrix: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Hendrix: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Hendrix: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Hendrix 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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