Best PlacesNelagoney, OK Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Nelagoney, 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.
Nelagoney ranks 42,915th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a strong job market by a wide margin, and the schools rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Nelagoney
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.
Nelagoney's strengths and weaknesses
Where Nelagoney ranks high
- Local economyBetter than 98% of towns
- QuietBetter than 91% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 89% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 67% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 65% of towns
Where Nelagoney ranks low
- School gradeD−, better than only 2% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 6% of towns
- Household income$46,372 median, better than only 8% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 10% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Nelagoney
A household needs to earn about $60,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Nelagoney home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $46,372, so buying stretches a typical household.
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 Nelagoney'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 and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Nelagoney
Nelagoney 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 Nelagoney.
Who works in Nelagoney, and how
Work in Nelagoney centers on retail trade and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 89%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Nelagoney
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Nelagoney.
What the weather is like in Nelagoney, month by month
Nelagoney sees roughly 86 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 49, with lows near 25. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 49° | 35° | 25° |
| April | 73° | 59° | 46° |
| July | 93° | 81° | 70° |
| October | 75° | 60° | 48° |
Flying in and out of Nelagoney
The nearest airport, Tulsa International, is about 37 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Kansas City International, about 202 miles away.
The best schools in and around Nelagoney
Schools across Nelagoney average a D−, better than 2% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Bowring Public SchoolB− · 42% proficient
- Barnsdall EsD · 19% proficient
- Pawhuska EsD− · 12% proficient
Top middle schools
- Central MsC · 31% proficient
- Pawhuska MsF · 8% proficient
Top high schools
- Bartlesville HsC+ · 39% proficient
- Wynona HsD+ · 25% proficient
- Barnsdall HsD− · 14% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Nelagoney school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Nelagoney 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 Nelagoney against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Nelagoney
Is Nelagoney a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Nelagoney ranks 42,915th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a strong job market, quiet, and state finances, 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 Nelagoney expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $235,164. The overall cost of living runs about 26% below the national average. Set against a $46,372 median income, cost of living beats 21% of towns.
Is Nelagoney safe?
Nelagoney is safer than 21% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $524 per resident a year.
Compare Nelagoney with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Nelagoney. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Nelagoney 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.
Nelagoney detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Nelagoney: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Nelagoney: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Nelagoney: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Nelagoney: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Nelagoney 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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