Best PlacesJenks, OK Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Jenks, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Costs and crime both read low, and the nearest big city is a drive away. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Jenks ranks 504th of 2,098 U.S. cities on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a strong job market by a wide margin, and state infrastructure ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Jenks
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.
Jenks' strengths and weaknesses
Where Jenks ranks high
- Local economyBetter than 97% of cities
- State fiscal healthBetter than 93% of cities
- Crime safetyBetter than 92% of cities
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 86% of cities
- Short commute20.5 minutes each way, better than 85% of cities
Where Jenks ranks low
- State infrastructureBetter than only 7% of cities
- Tree shadeBetter than only 17% of cities
- Big-city accessBetter than only 17% of cities
- Heat safetyBetter than only 26% of cities
- School gradeC+, better than only 34% of cities
What it costs to buy a home in Jenks
A household needs to earn about $81,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Jenks home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $106,884, 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 Jenks' effective rate of 0.92%, 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 Jenks
Jenks 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 Jenks.
Who works in Jenks, and how
Work in Jenks centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 84%
- Work from home 14%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Jenks
Jenks has more restaurants and bars per resident than 69% of cities and more parkland per resident than 81% of cities. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Jenks and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Jenks, month by month
Jenks sees roughly 94 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 95 degrees. January highs sit near 51, with lows near 28. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 51° | 38° | 28° |
| April | 74° | 61° | 50° |
| July | 95° | 83° | 73° |
| October | 77° | 63° | 52° |
Flying in and out of Jenks
The nearest airport, Tulsa International, is about 14 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Dallas-Fort Worth International, about 223 miles away.
The best schools in and around Jenks
Schools across Jenks average a C+, better than 34% of cities.
Top elementary schools
- Bixby North EsA · 63% proficient
- Jenks West EsB− · 41% proficient
- Cedar Ridge EsC+ · 38% proficient
Top middle schools
- Jenks West Intermediate EsB− · 40% proficient
- North Intermediate SchoolC+ · 39% proficient
- Central Intermediate SchoolC+ · 35% proficient
Top high schools
- Bixby HsC+ · 40% proficient
- Jenks HsC+ · 39% proficient
- Glenpool HsC− · 27% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Jenks school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Jenks 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 Jenks against the other 2,097 cities.
Who Jenks suits
Families
Schools land around the 34th percentile and crime safety beats 92%.
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 84% of cities, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 14% already work from home.
Common questions about living in Jenks
Is Jenks a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Jenks ranks 504th of 2,098 cities. It scores highest on a strong job market, state finances, and low crime, and lowest on state infrastructure and tree cover. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Jenks expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $304,220. The overall cost of living runs about 17% below the national average. Set against a $106,884 median income, cost of living beats 84% of cities.
Is Jenks safe?
Yes, Jenks is safer than 92% of cities. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $278 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Jenks?
July highs average about 95 degrees, and January highs near 51 with lows near 28. That works out to about 94 pleasant days a year, more than 56% of cities.
Is Jenks good for families?
Schools beat 34% of cities, crime safety beats 92%, and childcare runs $949 a month.
Compare Jenks with other cities
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Jenks. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Jenks 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.
Jenks detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Jenks: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Jenks: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Jenks: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Jenks: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Jenks 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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