Best PlacesMuskogee, OK Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Muskogee, 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.
Muskogee ranks 1,933rd of 2,098 U.S. cities on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state finances by a wide margin, and health outcomes rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Muskogee
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.
Muskogee's strengths and weaknesses
Where Muskogee ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 93% of cities
- Short commute20.1 minutes each way, better than 86% of cities
- Internet speedBetter than 85% of cities
- Low property taxBetter than 79% of cities
- Cheap childcare$885 a month, better than 69% of cities
Where Muskogee ranks low
- Health outlookBetter than only 1% of cities
- School gradeD, better than only 4% of cities
- Household income$55,623 median, better than only 4% of cities
- State infrastructureBetter than only 7% of cities
- Low vacancyBetter than only 9% of cities
What it costs to buy a home in Muskogee
A household needs to earn about $38,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Muskogee home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $55,623, 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's effective rate of 0.66%, 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
Muskogee runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Muskogee.
Who works in Muskogee, and how
Work in Muskogee centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 88%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Muskogee
Muskogee has more restaurants and bars per resident than 82% of cities and more parkland per resident than 96% of cities. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Muskogee and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Muskogee, month by month
Muskogee sees roughly 93 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
The nearest airport, Tulsa International, is about 43 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Dallas Love Field, about 217 miles away.
The best schools in and around Muskogee
Schools across Muskogee average a D, better than 4% of cities.
Top elementary schools
- Sadler Arts AcademyA+ · 73% proficient
- Warner EsB− · 43% proficient
- Oktaha EsD+ · 22% proficient
Top middle schools
- Fort Gibson MsC− · 28% proficient
- Hilldale MsD · 23% proficient
- 6th And 7th Grade AcademyD− · 16% proficient
Top high schools
- Warner HsB− · 43% proficient
- Fort Gibson HsC− · 27% proficient
- Hilldale HsD · 20% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Muskogee school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Muskogee 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 against the other 2,097 cities.
Who Muskogee suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 9% already work from home.
Common questions about living in Muskogee
Is Muskogee a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Muskogee ranks 1,933rd of 2,098 cities. It scores highest on state finances, short commutes, and fast internet, and lowest on health outcomes and the schools. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Muskogee expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $148,882. The overall cost of living runs about 24% below the national average. Set against a $55,623 median income, cost of living beats 17% of cities.
Is Muskogee safe?
Muskogee is safer than 33% of cities. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $490 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Muskogee?
July highs average about 93 degrees, and January highs near 51 with lows near 30. That works out to about 93 pleasant days a year, more than 56% of cities.
Is Muskogee good for families?
Schools beat 4% of cities, crime safety beats 33%, and childcare runs $885 a month.
Compare Muskogee with other cities
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Muskogee. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Muskogee 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 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Muskogee: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Muskogee: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Muskogee: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Muskogee: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Muskogee 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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