Best PlacesNinnekah, OK Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Ninnekah, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Ninnekah ranks 39,351st of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. The weather pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on state finances.
The best neighborhoods in Ninnekah
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.
Ninnekah's strengths and weaknesses
Where Ninnekah ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 89% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 81% of towns
- Short commute25.3 minutes each way, better than 61% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 60% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 58% of towns
Where Ninnekah ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 56 pleasant days a year, better than only 3% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 4% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 11% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 11% of towns
- School gradeD+, better than only 16% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Ninnekah
A household needs to earn about $36,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Ninnekah home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $62,623, 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 Ninnekah's effective rate of 0.64%, 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 Ninnekah
Ninnekah runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Ninnekah.
Who works in Ninnekah, and how
Work in Ninnekah centers on manufacturing and construction. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 86%
- Work from home 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Ninnekah
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Ninnekah.
What the weather is like in Ninnekah, month by month
Ninnekah sees roughly 56 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 96 degrees. January highs sit near 53, with lows near 28. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 53° | 38° | 28° |
| April | 74° | 60° | 48° |
| July | 96° | 83° | 72° |
| October | 77° | 62° | 51° |
Flying in and out of Ninnekah
The nearest airport, Lawton-Fort Sill Regional, is about 37 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Dallas-Fort Worth International, about 149 miles away.
The best schools in and around Ninnekah
Schools across Ninnekah average a D+, better than 16% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Pioneer Public SchoolA · 66% proficient
- Ninnekah EsC · 33% proficient
- Alex EsC− · 30% proficient
Top middle schools
- Lincoln EsC− · 29% proficient
- Rush Springs MsD · 23% proficient
- Ninnekah MsD− · 19% proficient
Top high schools
- Cement HsD+ · 25% proficient
- Senior HsD · 18% proficient
- Rush Springs HsD− · 17% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Ninnekah school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Ninnekah 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 Ninnekah against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Ninnekah
Is Ninnekah a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Ninnekah ranks 39,351st of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state finances, cell coverage, and short commutes, and lowest on the weather and air quality. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Ninnekah expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $142,228. The overall cost of living runs about 22% below the national average. Set against a $62,623 median income, cost of living beats 48% of towns.
Is Ninnekah safe?
Ninnekah is safer than 28% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $485 per resident a year.
Compare Ninnekah with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Ninnekah. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Ninnekah 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.
Ninnekah detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Ninnekah: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Ninnekah: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Ninnekah: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Ninnekah: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Ninnekah 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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