Best PlacesSeminole County, OK Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in Seminole County, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Seminole County ranks 2,866th of 3,144 U.S. counties on the BestNeighborhood index. The schools pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on state finances.
The best neighborhoods in Seminole 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.
Seminole County's strengths and weaknesses
Where Seminole County ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 84% of counties
- Low property taxBetter than 70% of counties
- QuietBetter than 64% of counties
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 62% of counties
- Internet speedBetter than 56% of counties
Where Seminole County ranks low
- School gradeD−, better than only 3% of counties
- Health outlookBetter than only 4% of counties
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 6% of counties
- Nice weatherabout 62 pleasant days a year, better than only 8% of counties
- State infrastructureBetter than only 9% of counties
What it costs to buy a home in Seminole County
A household needs to earn about $27,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Seminole County home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $50,801, 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 Seminole County's effective rate of 0.58%, 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 4 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Seminole County
Seminole 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 Seminole County.
Who works in Seminole County, and how
Work in Seminole County centers on retail trade and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 87%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Seminole County
Seminole County has fewer places to eat and drink per resident than most counties. That concentrates in some parts of Seminole County and thins out in others, which the map shows.
Is Seminole County growing, and who is moving in?
Seminole County has lost about 8% of its population over the last decade. The largest inbound stream comes from Pottawatomie County, OK.
Where new residents come from
Where people leaving Seminole County go
Move counts are the latest county-to-county migration flows, each county grouped into its metro.
What the weather is like in Seminole County, month by month
Seminole County sees roughly 62 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 52, with lows near 31. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 52° | 39° | 31° |
| April | 74° | 60° | 50° |
| July | 93° | 82° | 72° |
| October | 76° | 63° | 53° |
Flying in and out of Seminole County
The nearest airport, Okc Will Rogers International, is about 56 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Dallas-Fort Worth International, about 160 miles away.
The best schools in and around Seminole County
Schools across Seminole County average a D−, better than 3% of counties.
Top elementary schools
- Academy Of Seminole Charter EsD+ · 25% proficient
- Wilson EsD+ · 23% proficient
- Justice Public SchoolD · 20% proficient
Top middle schools
- Byng EsC− · 28% proficient
- Byng JhsC− · 27% proficient
- Northwood EsD− · 18% proficient
Top high schools
- Academy Of Seminole Charter HsC · 34% proficient
- Varnum HsD+ · 25% proficient
- Strother HsD+ · 24% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Seminole County school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Seminole 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 Seminole County against the other 3,143 counties.
Who Seminole County suits
Common questions about living in Seminole County
Is Seminole County a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Seminole County ranks 2,866th of 3,144 counties. It scores highest on state finances, low property taxes, and quiet, and lowest on the schools and health outcomes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Seminole County expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $105,338. The overall cost of living runs about 25% below the national average. Set against a $50,801 median income, cost of living beats 18% of counties.
Is Seminole County safe?
Seminole County is safer than 37% of counties. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $486 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Seminole County?
July highs average about 93 degrees, and January highs near 52 with lows near 31. That works out to about 62 pleasant days a year, more than 8% of counties.
Is Seminole County good for families?
Schools beat 3% of counties, crime safety beats 37%, and childcare runs $873 a month.
Compare Seminole County with other counties
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Seminole County. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Seminole 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.
Seminole County detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Seminole County: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Seminole County: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Seminole County: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Seminole County: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Seminole 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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