Best PlacesSkiatook, OK Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Skiatook, 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.
Skiatook ranks 24,815th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cell coverage by a wide margin, and state infrastructure ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Skiatook
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.
Skiatook's strengths and weaknesses
Where Skiatook ranks high
- Cell coverageBetter than 93% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 89% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 87% of towns
- BikingBetter than 86% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 84% of towns
Where Skiatook ranks low
- State infrastructureBetter than only 11% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 13% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 14% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 24% of towns
- School gradeC−, better than only 26% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Skiatook
A household needs to earn about $59,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Skiatook home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $67,031, 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 Skiatook's effective rate of 0.82%, 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 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Skiatook
Skiatook'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 Skiatook.
Who works in Skiatook, and how
Work in Skiatook centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 89%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Skiatook
Skiatook has more restaurants and bars per resident than 79% of towns and more parkland per resident than 88% of towns. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Skiatook and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Skiatook, month by month
Skiatook sees roughly 76 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 95 degrees. January highs sit near 52, with lows near 27. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 52° | 38° | 27° |
| April | 75° | 61° | 48° |
| July | 95° | 84° | 73° |
| October | 78° | 63° | 50° |
Flying in and out of Skiatook
The nearest airport, Tulsa International, is about 14 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Kansas City International, about 214 miles away.
The best schools in and around Skiatook
Schools across Skiatook average a C−, better than 26% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Collinsville Upper EsB− · 42% proficient
- Barnes EsB− · 41% proficient
- Skiatook Intermediate EsC+ · 39% proficient
Top middle schools
- Owasso 6th Grade CtrB− · 39% proficient
- Newman MsC− · 28% proficient
- Clyde Boyd MsD+ · 25% proficient
Top high schools
- Owasso HsC+ · 38% proficient
- Charles Page HsC− · 26% proficient
- Skiatook HsD+ · 25% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Skiatook school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Skiatook 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 Skiatook against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Skiatook
Is Skiatook a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Skiatook ranks 24,815th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on cell coverage, state finances, and fast internet, and lowest on state infrastructure and summer heat. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Skiatook expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $223,414. The overall cost of living runs about 17% below the national average. Set against a $67,031 median income, cost of living beats 50% of towns.
Is Skiatook safe?
Yes, Skiatook is safer than 65% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $344 per resident a year.
Compare Skiatook with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Skiatook. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Skiatook 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.
Skiatook detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Skiatook: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Skiatook: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Skiatook: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Skiatook: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Skiatook 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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