Best PlacesSapulpa, OK Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Sapulpa, 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.
Sapulpa ranks 1,619th 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 Sapulpa
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.
Sapulpa's strengths and weaknesses
Where Sapulpa ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 93% of cities
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 76% of cities
- Short commute22.8 minutes each way, better than 72% of cities
- Local economyBetter than 64% of cities
- Low property taxBetter than 62% of cities
Where Sapulpa ranks low
- State infrastructureBetter than only 7% of cities
- Health outlookBetter than only 8% of cities
- School gradeD+, better than only 10% of cities
- BikingBetter than only 11% of cities
- Big-city accessBetter than only 16% of cities
What it costs to buy a home in Sapulpa
A household needs to earn about $54,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Sapulpa home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $72,537, 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 Sapulpa's effective rate of 0.77%, 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 Sapulpa
Sapulpa'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 Sapulpa.
Who works in Sapulpa, and how
Work in Sapulpa centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 90%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Sapulpa
Sapulpa has more restaurants and bars per resident than 72% of cities and more parkland per resident than 84% of cities. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Sapulpa and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Sapulpa, month by month
Sapulpa sees roughly 92 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 95 degrees. January highs sit near 51, with lows near 28. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 51° | 38° | 28° |
| April | 74° | 61° | 50° |
| July | 95° | 83° | 73° |
| October | 77° | 63° | 52° |
Flying in and out of Sapulpa
The nearest airport, Tulsa International, is about 18 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Dallas-Fort Worth International, about 221 miles away.
The best schools in and around Sapulpa
Schools across Sapulpa average a D+, better than 10% of cities.
Top elementary schools
- Freedom EsA− · 57% proficient
- Jenks West EsB− · 41% proficient
- Berryhill Es SouthC · 34% proficient
Top middle schools
- Jenks West Intermediate EsB− · 40% proficient
- Berryhill MsC− · 30% proficient
- Clyde Boyd MsD+ · 25% proficient
Top high schools
- Jenks HsC+ · 39% proficient
- Charles Page HsC− · 26% proficient
- Berryhill HsD · 23% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Sapulpa school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Sapulpa 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 Sapulpa against the other 2,097 cities.
Who Sapulpa suits
Common questions about living in Sapulpa
Is Sapulpa a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Sapulpa ranks 1,619th of 2,098 cities. It scores highest on state finances, a stable housing market, and short commutes, and lowest on state infrastructure and health outcomes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Sapulpa expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $207,651. The overall cost of living runs about 20% below the national average. Set against a $72,537 median income, cost of living beats 46% of cities.
Is Sapulpa safe?
Sapulpa is safer than 55% of cities. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $375 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Sapulpa?
July highs average about 95 degrees, and January highs near 51 with lows near 28. That works out to about 92 pleasant days a year, more than 55% of cities.
Is Sapulpa good for families?
Schools beat 10% of cities, crime safety beats 55%, and childcare runs $935 a month.
Compare Sapulpa with other cities
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Sapulpa. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Sapulpa 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.
Sapulpa detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Sapulpa: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Sapulpa: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Sapulpa: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Sapulpa: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Sapulpa 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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