Best PlacesOleta, OK Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Oleta, 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.
Oleta ranks 39,538th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a strong job market by a wide margin, and summer heat is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Oleta
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.
Oleta's strengths and weaknesses
Where Oleta ranks high
- Local economyBetter than 98% of towns
- QuietBetter than 97% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 96% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 89% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 100 pleasant days a year, better than 68% of towns
Where Oleta ranks low
- Heat safetyBetter than only 4% of towns
- School gradeD, better than only 6% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 7% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 11% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 12% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Oleta
A household needs to earn about $39,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Oleta home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $59,167, 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 Oleta's effective rate of 0.27%, 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 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Oleta
Oleta's age mix sits close to the national median, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Oleta.
Who works in Oleta, and how
Work in Oleta centers on health care & social and education. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 96%
- Work from home 4%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Oleta
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Oleta.
What the weather is like in Oleta, month by month
Oleta sees roughly 100 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 94 degrees. January highs sit near 54, with lows near 33. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 54° | 43° | 33° |
| April | 74° | 62° | 53° |
| July | 94° | 83° | 74° |
| October | 78° | 65° | 55° |
Flying in and out of Oleta
The nearest airport, Texarkana Regional-Webb Field, is about 93 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Dallas Love Field, about 129 miles away.
The best schools in and around Oleta
Schools across Oleta average a D, better than 6% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Rattan EsD− · 15% proficient
Top middle schools
- Rattan JhsD · 22% proficient
Top high schools
- Rattan HsD− · 17% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Oleta school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Oleta 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 Oleta against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Oleta
Is Oleta a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Oleta ranks 39,538th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a strong job market, quiet, and low property taxes, and lowest on summer heat and the schools. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Oleta expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $159,800. The overall cost of living runs about 13% below the national average. Set against a $59,167 median income, cost of living beats 24% of towns.
Is Oleta safe?
Oleta is safer than 38% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $412 per resident a year.
Compare Oleta with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Oleta. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Oleta 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.
Oleta detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Oleta: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Oleta: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Oleta: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Oleta: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Oleta 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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