Best PlacesSequoyah County, OK Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in Sequoyah 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.
Sequoyah County ranks 2,840th of 3,144 U.S. counties on the BestNeighborhood index. Health outcomes pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on state finances.
The best neighborhoods in Sequoyah 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.
Sequoyah County's strengths and weaknesses
Where Sequoyah County ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 84% of counties
- Low property taxBetter than 72% of counties
- Local economyBetter than 70% of counties
- Air qualityBetter than 66% of counties
- Crime safetyBetter than 55% of counties
Where Sequoyah County ranks low
- Health outlookBetter than only 3% of counties
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 6% of counties
- School gradeD, better than only 8% of counties
- State infrastructureBetter than only 9% of counties
- Household income$52,760 median, better than only 12% of counties
What it costs to buy a home in Sequoyah County
A household needs to earn about $36,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Sequoyah County home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $52,760, 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 Sequoyah County's effective rate of 0.57%, 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 5 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Sequoyah County
Sequoyah 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 Sequoyah County.
Who works in Sequoyah County, and how
Work in Sequoyah County 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 92%
- Work from home 5%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Sequoyah County
Sequoyah County has more restaurants and bars per resident than 75% of counties and less parkland per resident than most counties. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Sequoyah County and thins out in others, which the map shows.
Is Sequoyah County growing, and who is moving in?
Sequoyah County has lost about 3% of its population over the last decade. The largest inbound stream comes from the rest of the Fort Smith, AR metro.
Where new residents come from
Where people leaving Sequoyah County go
Move counts are the latest county-to-county migration flows, each county grouped into its metro.
What the weather is like in Sequoyah County, month by month
Sequoyah County sees roughly 79 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 Sequoyah County
The nearest airport, Fort Smith Regional, is about 22 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Dallas Love Field, about 218 miles away.
The best schools in and around Sequoyah County
Schools across Sequoyah County average a D, better than 8% of counties.
Top elementary schools
- Roland EsC · 33% proficient
- Eastside EsC · 33% proficient
- Muldrow EsC− · 30% proficient
Top middle schools
- Cedarville Middle SchoolC+ · 36% proficient
- Muldrow MsC− · 29% proficient
- Sallisaw MsC− · 27% proficient
Top high schools
- Cedarville High SchoolC− · 27% proficient
- Braggs HsD+ · 25% proficient
- Sallisaw HsD+ · 25% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Sequoyah County school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Sequoyah 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 Sequoyah County against the other 3,143 counties.
Who Sequoyah County suits
Families
Schools land around the 8th percentile and crime safety beats 55%.
Retirees
Set weather, quiet, and health care weights on the map to test the fit.
Common questions about living in Sequoyah County
Is Sequoyah County a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Sequoyah County ranks 2,840th of 3,144 counties. It scores highest on state finances, low property taxes, and a strong job market, and lowest on health outcomes and civic engagement. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Sequoyah County expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $141,800. The overall cost of living runs about 19% below the national average. Set against a $52,760 median income, cost of living beats 14% of counties.
Is Sequoyah County safe?
Yes, Sequoyah County is safer than 55% of counties. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $408 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Sequoyah County?
July highs average about 94 degrees, and January highs near 51 with lows near 30. That works out to about 79 pleasant days a year, more than 37% of counties.
Is Sequoyah County good for families?
Schools beat 8% of counties, crime safety beats 55%, and childcare runs $892 a month.
Compare Sequoyah County with other counties
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Sequoyah County. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Sequoyah 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.
Sequoyah County detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Sequoyah County: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Sequoyah County: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Sequoyah County: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Sequoyah County: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Sequoyah 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
Move a slider to say how much a measure matters. Zero turns it off.