Best PlacesRogers County, OK Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in Rogers County, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. The averages hide a wide spread here, so the area matters as much as the address. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Rogers County ranks 1,088th of 3,144 U.S. counties on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on what local pay buys by a wide margin, and state infrastructure ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Rogers County
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.
The best areas in Rogers County
The parts of Rogers County, ranked by the BestNeighborhood standard score across every neighborhood, highest scoring first. Each note says how that part differs from the rest of the county.
Owasso & Collinsville
It is quieter, fewer homes sit empty, and more households have young kids.
Catoosa
Local pay stretches further and incomes run higher.
Verdigris
Crime runs lower and more residents vote.
Oologah
Advertised internet is slower.
Inola
Fewer adults hold degrees and tree cover is thinner.
Claremore
Streets are more walkable, though prices have run up more.
Chelsea
Homes cost less, though commutes are longer.
Rogers County shows why a single number is not enough. Some neighborhoods score in the bottom 5% of the country and others in the top 9%. Pick the area first, then the home.
Rogers County's strengths and weaknesses
Where Rogers County ranks high
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 91% of counties
- Low vacancyBetter than 86% of counties
- State fiscal healthBetter than 84% of counties
- Crime safetyBetter than 83% of counties
- Household income$84,962 median, better than 82% of counties
Where Rogers County ranks low
- State infrastructureBetter than only 9% of counties
- QuietBetter than only 13% of counties
- Air qualityBetter than only 20% of counties
- Cheap childcare$961 a month, better than only 20% of counties
- WalkabilityBetter than only 21% of counties
What it costs to buy a home in Rogers County
A household needs to earn about $62,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Rogers County home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $84,962, 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 Rogers County's effective rate of 0.69%, 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 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Rogers County
Rogers County'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 Rogers County.
Who works in Rogers County, and how
Work in Rogers County centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 86%
- Work from home 11%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Rogers County
Rogers County has fewer places to eat and drink per resident than most counties. That concentrates in some parts of Rogers County and thins out in others, which the map shows.
Is Rogers County growing, and who is moving in?
Rogers County has grown about 13% over the last decade. The largest inbound stream comes from the rest of the Tulsa, OK metro.
Where new residents come from
Where people leaving Rogers County go
Move counts are the latest county-to-county migration flows, each county grouped into its metro.
What the weather is like in Rogers County, month by month
Rogers County sees roughly 89 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 48, with lows near 28. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 48° | 36° | 28° |
| April | 71° | 59° | 48° |
| July | 91° | 80° | 70° |
| October | 74° | 61° | 51° |
Flying in and out of Rogers County
The nearest airport, Tulsa International, is about 16 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Kansas City International, about 212 miles away.
The best schools in and around Rogers County
Schools across Rogers County average a C−, better than 26% of counties.
Top elementary schools
- Pamela Hodson EsB+ · 50% proficient
- Bernita Hughes EsB− · 42% proficient
- Collinsville Upper EsB− · 42% proficient
Top middle schools
- Verdigris Upper EsB− · 41% proficient
- Owasso 6th Grade CtrB− · 39% proficient
- Adair MsC · 32% proficient
Top high schools
- Sequoyah HsB− · 45% proficient
- Owasso HsC+ · 38% proficient
- Adair HsC · 33% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Rogers County school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Rogers County 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 Rogers County against the other 3,143 counties.
Who Rogers County suits
Families
Schools land around the 26th percentile and crime safety beats 83%.
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 91% of counties, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 11% already work from home.
Retirees
Set weather, quiet, and health care weights on the map to test the fit.
Common questions about living in Rogers County
Is Rogers County a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Rogers County ranks 1,088th of 3,144 counties. It scores highest on what local pay buys, few empty homes, and state finances, and lowest on state infrastructure and noise. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Rogers County expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $242,023. The overall cost of living runs about 18% below the national average. Set against a $84,962 median income, cost of living beats 91% of counties.
Is Rogers County safe?
Yes, Rogers County is safer than 83% of counties. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $327 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Rogers County?
July highs average about 91 degrees, and January highs near 48 with lows near 28. That works out to about 89 pleasant days a year, more than 51% of counties.
What are the best neighborhoods in Rogers County?
Using the default rankings, the highest-scoring areas are Owasso & Collinsville, Catoosa, and Verdigris. The ranked list and the re-weightable map above let you re-sort them for your own priorities.
Compare Rogers County with other counties
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Rogers County. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Rogers County 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.
Rogers County detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Rogers County: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Rogers County: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Rogers County: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Rogers County: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Rogers County 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.
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program: population growth and net migration behind the population-change section.
- 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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