Best PlacesPernell, OK Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Pernell, 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.
Pernell ranks 39,945th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. Air quality pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on state finances.
The best neighborhoods in Pernell
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.
Pernell's strengths and weaknesses
Where Pernell ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 89% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 70% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 69% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 66% of towns
- Short commute25.6 minutes each way, better than 59% of towns
Where Pernell ranks low
- Air qualityBetter than only 4% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 57 pleasant days a year, better than only 4% of towns
- School gradeD, better than only 8% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 11% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 15% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Pernell
A household needs to earn about $54,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Pernell home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $66,463, 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 Pernell's effective rate of 0.56%, 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 Pernell
Pernell'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 Pernell.
Who works in Pernell, and how
Work in Pernell centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 88%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Pernell
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Pernell.
What the weather is like in Pernell, month by month
Pernell sees roughly 57 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 94 degrees. January highs sit near 53, with lows near 29. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 53° | 39° | 29° |
| April | 75° | 61° | 49° |
| July | 94° | 82° | 71° |
| October | 78° | 63° | 51° |
Flying in and out of Pernell
The nearest airport, Okc Will Rogers International, is about 53 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Dallas-Fort Worth International, about 123 miles away.
The best schools in and around Pernell
Schools across Pernell average a D, better than 8% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Whitebead Public SchoolC · 35% proficient
- Bray-doyle EsD+ · 23% proficient
- Central EsD · 20% proficient
Top middle schools
- Pauls Valley JhsD+ · 25% proficient
- Wynnewood MsD− · 17% proficient
- Elmore City JhsF · 12% proficient
Top high schools
- Elmore City-pernell HsD+ · 24% proficient
- Pauls Valley HsD · 20% proficient
- Bray-doyle HsD− · 14% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Pernell school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Pernell 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 Pernell against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Pernell
Is Pernell a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Pernell ranks 39,945th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state finances, low property taxes, and a strong job market, and lowest on air quality and the weather. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Pernell expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $213,260. The overall cost of living runs about 19% below the national average. Set against a $66,463 median income, cost of living beats 51% of towns.
Is Pernell safe?
Pernell is safer than 28% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $501 per resident a year.
Compare Pernell with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Pernell. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Pernell 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.
Pernell detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Pernell: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Pernell: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Pernell: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Pernell: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Pernell 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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