Best PlacesPurdy, OK Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Purdy, 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.
Purdy ranks 30,780th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on quiet by a wide margin, and air quality ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Purdy
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.
Purdy's strengths and weaknesses
Where Purdy ranks high
- QuietBetter than 97% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 89% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 76% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 75% of towns
- Short commute23.7 minutes each way, better than 70% of towns
Where Purdy ranks low
- Air qualityBetter than only 3% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 58 pleasant days a year, better than only 6% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 7% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 11% of towns
- School gradeD+, better than only 12% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Purdy
A household needs to earn about $52,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Purdy home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $77,934, 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 Purdy's effective rate of 0.52%, 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 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Purdy
Purdy runs older than the country, though fewer residents are over 65 than the national share.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Purdy.
Who works in Purdy, and how
Work in Purdy centers on mining & oil & gas and education. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 92%
- Work from home 3%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in Purdy
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Purdy.
What the weather is like in Purdy, month by month
Purdy sees roughly 58 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 Purdy
The nearest airport, Lawton-Fort Sill Regional, is about 47 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Dallas-Fort Worth International, about 129 miles away.
The best schools in and around Purdy
Schools across Purdy average a D+, better than 12% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Lindsay EsC · 35% proficient
- Bray-doyle EsD+ · 23% proficient
- Elmore City-pernell EsD · 19% proficient
Top middle schools
- Lindsay MsD+ · 24% proficient
- Elmore City JhsF · 12% proficient
Top high schools
- Elmore City-pernell HsD+ · 24% proficient
- Bray-doyle HsD− · 14% proficient
- Lindsay HsD− · 13% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Purdy school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Purdy 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 Purdy against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Purdy
Is Purdy a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Purdy ranks 30,780th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on quiet, state finances, and what local pay buys, 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 Purdy expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $205,855. The overall cost of living runs about 22% below the national average. Set against a $77,934 median income, cost of living beats 76% of towns.
Is Purdy safe?
Purdy is safer than 34% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $481 per resident a year.
Compare Purdy with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Purdy. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Purdy 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.
Purdy detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Purdy: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Purdy: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Purdy: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Purdy: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Purdy 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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