Best PlacesIXL, OK Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around IXL, 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.
IXL ranks 47,237th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. The schools pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on state finances.
The best neighborhoods in IXL
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.
IXL's strengths and weaknesses
Where IXL ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 89% of towns
- Short commute20.0 minutes each way, better than 88% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 85% of towns
- QuietBetter than 67% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 57% of towns
Where IXL ranks low
- School gradeD−, better than only 3% of towns
- Household income$44,414 median, better than only 7% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 9% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 10% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 61 pleasant days a year, better than only 10% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in IXL
A household needs to earn about $31,000 a year to comfortably buy the median IXL home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $44,414, 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 IXL's effective rate of 0.43%, 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 IXL
IXL runs older than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for IXL.
Who works in IXL, and how
Work in IXL centers on health care & social and transportation & warehousing. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 86%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 7%
Life in IXL
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across IXL.
What the weather is like in IXL, month by month
IXL sees roughly 61 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 52, with lows near 31. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 52° | 39° | 31° |
| April | 74° | 60° | 50° |
| July | 93° | 82° | 72° |
| October | 76° | 63° | 53° |
Flying in and out of IXL
The nearest airport, Tulsa International, is about 55 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Dallas-Fort Worth International, about 185 miles away.
The best schools in and around IXL
Schools across IXL average a D−, better than 3% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Oakes EsD · 20% proficient
- Okemah Noble CtrD− · 15% proficient
- Mason EsF · 7% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every IXL school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
IXL 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 IXL against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in IXL
Is IXL a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, IXL ranks 47,237th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state finances, short commutes, and low property taxes, and lowest on the schools and low incomes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is IXL expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $123,135. The overall cost of living runs about 22% below the national average. Set against a $44,414 median income, cost of living beats 14% of towns.
Is IXL safe?
IXL is safer than 16% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $582 per resident a year.
Compare IXL with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to IXL. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in IXL 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.
IXL detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for IXL: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in IXL: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of IXL: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in IXL: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
IXL 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
Move a slider to say how much a measure matters. Zero turns it off.