Best PlacesOkfuskee County, OK Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in Okfuskee County, 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.
Okfuskee County ranks 2,979th of 3,144 U.S. counties on the BestNeighborhood index. Health outcomes pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on state finances.
The best neighborhoods in Okfuskee 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.
Okfuskee County's strengths and weaknesses
Where Okfuskee County ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 84% of counties
- Low property taxBetter than 84% of counties
- Internet speedBetter than 84% of counties
- QuietBetter than 62% of counties
- WalkabilityBetter than 49% of counties
Where Okfuskee County ranks low
- Health outlookBetter than only 2% of counties
- School gradeD, better than only 4% of counties
- Nice weatherabout 60 pleasant days a year, better than only 6% of counties
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 7% of counties
- State infrastructureBetter than only 9% of counties
What it costs to buy a home in Okfuskee County
A household needs to earn about $34,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Okfuskee County home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $50,925, 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 Okfuskee County's effective rate of 0.47%, 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 Okfuskee County
Okfuskee County's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Okfuskee County.
Who works in Okfuskee County, and how
Work in Okfuskee County centers on health care & social and education. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 85%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in Okfuskee County
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Okfuskee County.
Is Okfuskee County growing, and who is moving in?
Okfuskee County has lost about 7% of its population over the last decade. The largest inbound stream comes from Tulsa, OK.
Where new residents come from
Where people leaving Okfuskee County go
Move counts are the latest county-to-county migration flows, each county grouped into its metro.
What the weather is like in Okfuskee County, month by month
Okfuskee County sees roughly 60 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 52, with lows near 31. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 52° | 39° | 31° |
| April | 74° | 60° | 50° |
| July | 93° | 82° | 72° |
| October | 76° | 63° | 53° |
Flying in and out of Okfuskee County
The nearest airport, Tulsa International, is about 58 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Dallas-Fort Worth International, about 181 miles away.
The best schools in and around Okfuskee County
Schools across Okfuskee County average a D, better than 4% of counties.
Top elementary schools
- Paden EsC · 32% proficient
- Spence Memorial EsD · 20% proficient
- Oakes EsD · 20% proficient
Top middle schools
- Weleetka JhsD− · 17% proficient
- Okemah MsF · 9% proficient
Top high schools
- Graham-dustin High SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
- Weleetka HsD+ · 25% proficient
- Henryetta HsD− · 17% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Okfuskee County school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Okfuskee 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 Okfuskee County against the other 3,143 counties.
Common questions about living in Okfuskee County
Is Okfuskee County a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Okfuskee County ranks 2,979th of 3,144 counties. It scores highest on state finances, low property taxes, 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 Okfuskee County expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $135,755. The overall cost of living runs about 22% below the national average. Set against a $50,925 median income, cost of living beats 14% of counties.
Is Okfuskee County safe?
Okfuskee County is safer than 19% of counties. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $575 per resident a year.
Compare Okfuskee County with other counties
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Okfuskee County. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Okfuskee 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.
Okfuskee County detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Okfuskee County: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Okfuskee County: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Okfuskee County: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Okfuskee County: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Okfuskee 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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