Best PlacesPorter Hill, OK Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Porter Hill, 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.
Porter Hill ranks 20,942nd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cell coverage by a wide margin, and the weather ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Porter Hill
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.
Porter Hill's strengths and weaknesses
Where Porter Hill ranks high
- Cell coverageBetter than 92% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 89% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 79% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 78% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 77% of towns
Where Porter Hill ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 51 pleasant days a year, better than only 1% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 5% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 10% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 11% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 12% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Porter Hill
A household needs to earn about $71,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Porter Hill home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $89,439, 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 Porter Hill's effective rate of 0.63%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Porter Hill
Porter Hill'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 Porter Hill.
Who works in Porter Hill, and how
Work in Porter Hill centers on public administration and education. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 89%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Porter Hill
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Porter Hill.
What the weather is like in Porter Hill, month by month
Porter Hill sees roughly 51 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 96 degrees. January highs sit near 55, with lows near 30. The comfortable stretch runs March through May and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 55° | 41° | 30° |
| April | 76° | 62° | 50° |
| July | 96° | 84° | 73° |
| October | 78° | 64° | 52° |
Flying in and out of Porter Hill
The nearest airport, Lawton-Fort Sill Regional, is about 13 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Dallas-Fort Worth International, about 151 miles away.
The best schools in and around Porter Hill
Schools across Porter Hill average a C, better than 34% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Freedom EsC+ · 40% proficient
- Elgin EsC · 35% proficient
Top middle schools
- Elgin MsC · 32% proficient
- Macarthur MsD+ · 24% proficient
Top high schools
- Elgin HsC · 33% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Porter Hill school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Porter Hill 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 Porter Hill against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Porter Hill
Is Porter Hill a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Porter Hill ranks 20,942nd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on cell coverage, state finances, and what local pay buys, 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 Porter Hill expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $276,970. The overall cost of living runs about 15% below the national average. Set against a $89,439 median income, cost of living beats 79% of towns.
Is Porter Hill safe?
Yes, Porter Hill is safer than 78% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $283 per resident a year.
Compare Porter Hill with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Porter Hill. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Porter Hill 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.
Porter Hill detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Porter Hill: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Porter Hill: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Porter Hill: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Porter Hill: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Porter Hill 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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