Best PlacesRedbird Smith, OK Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Redbird Smith, 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.
Redbird Smith ranks 38,966th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. Biking pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on state finances.
The best neighborhoods in Redbird Smith
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.
Redbird Smith's strengths and weaknesses
Where Redbird Smith ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 89% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 86% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 81% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 76% of towns
- QuietBetter than 72% of towns
Where Redbird Smith ranks low
- BikingBetter than only 3% of towns
- School gradeD, better than only 5% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 6% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 7% of towns
- Short commute37.7 minutes each way, better than only 8% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Redbird Smith
A household needs to earn about $40,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Redbird Smith home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $60,063, 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 Redbird Smith's effective rate of 0.42%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Redbird Smith
Redbird Smith runs older than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Redbird Smith.
Who works in Redbird Smith, and how
Work in Redbird Smith centers on health care & social and finance & insurance. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 92%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Redbird Smith
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Redbird Smith.
What the weather is like in Redbird Smith, month by month
Redbird Smith sees roughly 96 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 94 degrees. January highs sit near 51, with lows near 30. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 51° | 39° | 30° |
| April | 73° | 60° | 50° |
| July | 94° | 82° | 72° |
| October | 77° | 63° | 53° |
Flying in and out of Redbird Smith
The nearest airport, Fort Smith Regional, is about 41 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Dallas Love Field, about 215 miles away.
The best schools in and around Redbird Smith
Schools across Redbird Smith average a D, better than 5% of towns.
Top middle schools
- Gore Upper EsD− · 18% proficient
- Vian MsF · 12% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Redbird Smith school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Redbird Smith 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 Redbird Smith against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Redbird Smith
Is Redbird Smith a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Redbird Smith ranks 38,966th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state finances, low property taxes, and tree cover, and lowest on biking and the schools. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Redbird Smith expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $161,200. The overall cost of living runs about 17% below the national average. Set against a $60,063 median income, cost of living beats 42% of towns.
Is Redbird Smith safe?
Yes, Redbird Smith is safer than 76% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $281 per resident a year.
Compare Redbird Smith with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Redbird Smith. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Redbird Smith 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.
Redbird Smith detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Redbird Smith: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Redbird Smith: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Redbird Smith: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Redbird Smith: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Redbird Smith 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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