Best PlacesSand Springs, OK Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Sand Springs, 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.
Sand Springs ranks 1,542nd of 2,098 U.S. cities on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state finances by a wide margin, and state infrastructure ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Sand Springs
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.
Sand Springs' strengths and weaknesses
Where Sand Springs ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 93% of cities
- Local economyBetter than 74% of cities
- Short commute22.8 minutes each way, better than 72% of cities
- Crime safetyBetter than 68% of cities
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 66% of cities
Where Sand Springs ranks low
- State infrastructureBetter than only 7% of cities
- School gradeD+, better than only 11% of cities
- Heat safetyBetter than only 13% of cities
- Health outlookBetter than only 14% of cities
- Big-city accessBetter than only 16% of cities
What it costs to buy a home in Sand Springs
A household needs to earn about $49,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Sand Springs home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $75,916, 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 Sand Springs' effective rate of 0.84%, 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 Sand Springs
Sand Springs'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 Sand Springs.
Who works in Sand Springs, and how
Work in Sand Springs centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 88%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Sand Springs
Sand Springs has more restaurants and bars per resident than 70% of cities and more parkland per resident than 93% of cities. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Sand Springs and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Sand Springs, month by month
Sand Springs sees roughly 66 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 95 degrees. January highs sit near 53, with lows near 32. The comfortable stretch runs March through May and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 53° | 40° | 32° |
| April | 76° | 63° | 53° |
| July | 95° | 84° | 75° |
| October | 78° | 65° | 55° |
Flying in and out of Sand Springs
The nearest airport, Tulsa International, is about 14 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Dallas-Fort Worth International, about 230 miles away.
The best schools in and around Sand Springs
Schools across Sand Springs average a D+, better than 11% of cities.
Top elementary schools
- Limestone EsC+ · 37% proficient
- Berryhill Es SouthC · 34% proficient
- Kellyville Upper EsC · 33% proficient
Top middle schools
- Berryhill MsC− · 30% proficient
- Clyde Boyd MsD+ · 25% proficient
- Sperry MsD · 20% proficient
Top high schools
- Charles Page HsC− · 26% proficient
- Union HsD+ · 24% proficient
- Berryhill HsD · 23% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Sand Springs school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Sand Springs 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 Sand Springs against the other 2,097 cities.
Who Sand Springs suits
Families
Schools land around the 11th percentile and crime safety beats 68%.
Common questions about living in Sand Springs
Is Sand Springs a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Sand Springs ranks 1,542nd of 2,098 cities. It scores highest on state finances, a strong job market, and short commutes, and lowest on state infrastructure and the schools. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Sand Springs expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $186,780. The overall cost of living runs about 19% below the national average. Set against a $75,916 median income, cost of living beats 51% of cities.
Is Sand Springs safe?
Yes, Sand Springs is safer than 68% of cities. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $360 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Sand Springs?
July highs average about 95 degrees, and January highs near 53 with lows near 32. That works out to about 66 pleasant days a year, more than 18% of cities.
Is Sand Springs good for families?
Schools beat 11% of cities, crime safety beats 68%, and childcare runs $945 a month.
Compare Sand Springs with other cities
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Sand Springs. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Sand Springs 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.
Sand Springs detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Sand Springs: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Sand Springs: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Sand Springs: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Sand Springs: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Sand Springs 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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