Best PlacesPickett, OK Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Pickett, 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.
Pickett ranks 29,919th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores best on state finances, and state infrastructure ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Pickett
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.
Pickett's strengths and weaknesses
Where Pickett ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 89% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 76% of towns
- Short commute23.4 minutes each way, better than 72% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 65% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 65% of towns
Where Pickett ranks low
- State infrastructureBetter than only 11% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 11% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 16% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 66 pleasant days a year, better than only 18% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 23% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Pickett
A household needs to earn about $45,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Pickett home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $72,767, 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 Pickett's effective rate of 0.63%, 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 Pickett
Pickett'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 Pickett.
Who works in Pickett, and how
Work in Pickett centers on health care & social and education. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 92%
- Work from home 5%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Pickett
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Pickett.
What the weather is like in Pickett, month by month
Pickett sees roughly 66 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 52, with lows near 32. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 52° | 40° | 32° |
| April | 73° | 61° | 51° |
| July | 93° | 82° | 72° |
| October | 76° | 63° | 53° |
Flying in and out of Pickett
The nearest airport, Okc Will Rogers International, is about 63 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Dallas-Fort Worth International, about 131 miles away.
The best schools in and around Pickett
Schools across Pickett average a C−, better than 28% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Latta EsC+ · 38% proficient
- Francis EsC− · 30% proficient
- Vanoss EsC− · 27% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Pickett school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Pickett 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 Pickett against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Pickett
Is Pickett a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Pickett ranks 29,919th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state finances, few empty homes, and short commutes, and lowest on state infrastructure and disaster risk. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Pickett expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $175,565. The overall cost of living runs about 18% below the national average. Set against a $72,767 median income, cost of living beats 60% of towns.
Is Pickett safe?
Pickett is safer than 29% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $526 per resident a year.
Compare Pickett with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Pickett. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Pickett 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.
Pickett detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Pickett: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Pickett: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Pickett: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Pickett: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Pickett 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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