Best PlacesMuskogee County, OK Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in Muskogee County, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. The averages are not the whole story, and the strongest areas score well above them. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Muskogee County ranks 2,387th of 3,144 U.S. counties on the BestNeighborhood index. The schools pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on fast internet.
The best neighborhoods in Muskogee County
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.
The best areas in Muskogee County
The parts of Muskogee County, ranked by the BestNeighborhood standard score across every neighborhood, highest scoring first. Each note says how that part differs from the rest of the county.
Fort Gibson
More adults hold degrees, local pay stretches further, and more households have young kids.
Muskogee
Streets are more walkable, though it is noisier.
Haskell & Taft
Prices have run up more and advertised internet is slower.
Warner
Commutes are longer and more homes sit empty.
Scores across Muskogee County run from about the 4th to the 68th percentile nationally. The map is where that becomes a choice of area.
Muskogee County's strengths and weaknesses
Where Muskogee County ranks high
- Internet speedBetter than 90% of counties
- State fiscal healthBetter than 84% of counties
- BikingBetter than 72% of counties
- WalkabilityBetter than 65% of counties
- Short commute22.1 minutes each way, better than 65% of counties
Where Muskogee County ranks low
- School gradeD, better than only 5% of counties
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 5% of counties
- State infrastructureBetter than only 9% of counties
- Heat safetyBetter than only 11% of counties
- Health outlookBetter than only 12% of counties
What it costs to buy a home in Muskogee County
A household needs to earn about $39,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Muskogee County home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $57,473, 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 Muskogee County's effective rate of 0.62%, 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 5 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Muskogee County
Muskogee County runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Muskogee County.
Who works in Muskogee County, and how
Work in Muskogee County centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 88%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Muskogee County
Muskogee County has more parkland per resident than 90% of counties and more late-night spots per resident than 93% of counties. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Muskogee County and thins out in others, which the map shows.
Is Muskogee County growing, and who is moving in?
Muskogee County has lost about 4% of its population over the last decade. The largest inbound stream comes from Tulsa, OK.
Where new residents come from
Where people leaving Muskogee County go
Move counts are the latest county-to-county migration flows, each county grouped into its metro.
What the weather is like in Muskogee County, month by month
Muskogee County sees roughly 92 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 51, with lows near 30. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 51° | 39° | 30° |
| April | 73° | 61° | 50° |
| July | 93° | 82° | 72° |
| October | 76° | 63° | 52° |
Flying in and out of Muskogee County
The nearest airport, Tulsa International, is about 44 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Dallas Love Field, about 215 miles away.
The best schools in and around Muskogee County
Schools across Muskogee County average a D, better than 5% of counties.
Top elementary schools
- Sadler Arts AcademyA+ · 73% proficient
- Warner EsB− · 43% proficient
- Checotah Intermediate EsB− · 43% proficient
Top middle schools
- Tahlequah MsC · 34% proficient
- Fort Gibson MsC− · 28% proficient
- Hilldale MsD · 23% proficient
Top high schools
- Warner HsB− · 43% proficient
- Fort Gibson HsC− · 27% proficient
- Tahlequah HsC− · 25% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Muskogee County school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Muskogee County 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 Muskogee County against the other 3,143 counties.
Who Muskogee County suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 9% already work from home.
Retirees
Set weather, quiet, and health care weights on the map to test the fit.
Common questions about living in Muskogee County
Is Muskogee County a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Muskogee County ranks 2,387th of 3,144 counties. It scores highest on fast internet, state finances, and biking, and lowest on the schools and civic engagement. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Muskogee County expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $153,273. The overall cost of living runs about 23% below the national average. Set against a $57,473 median income, cost of living beats 31% of counties.
Is Muskogee County safe?
Muskogee County is safer than 49% of counties. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $449 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Muskogee County?
July highs average about 93 degrees, and January highs near 51 with lows near 30. That works out to about 92 pleasant days a year, more than 54% of counties.
What are the best neighborhoods in Muskogee County?
Using the default rankings, the highest-scoring areas are Fort Gibson, Muskogee, and Haskell & Taft. The ranked list and the re-weightable map above let you re-sort them for your own priorities.
Compare Muskogee County with other counties
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Muskogee County. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Muskogee County 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.
Muskogee County detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Muskogee County: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Muskogee County: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Muskogee County: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Muskogee County: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Muskogee County 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.
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program: population growth and net migration behind the population-change section.
- 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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