Best PlacesSnake Creek, OK Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Snake Creek, 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.
Snake Creek ranks 19,396th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a strong job market by a wide margin, and biking ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Snake Creek
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.
Snake Creek's strengths and weaknesses
Where Snake Creek ranks high
- Local economyBetter than 96% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 91% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 89% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 84% of towns
- Household income$92,829 median, better than 79% of towns
Where Snake Creek ranks low
- BikingBetter than only 3% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 7% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 10% of towns
- School gradeD+, better than only 11% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 11% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Snake Creek
A household needs to earn about $40,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Snake Creek home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $92,829, 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 Snake Creek's effective rate of 0.55%, 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 Snake Creek
Snake Creek runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Snake Creek.
Who works in Snake Creek, and how
Work in Snake Creek centers on education and hospitality & food. Unemployment is low.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 88%
- Work from home 11%
- Transit, walk, or bike 0%
Life in Snake Creek
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Snake Creek.
What the weather is like in Snake Creek, month by month
Snake Creek sees roughly 67 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 49, with lows near 27. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 49° | 36° | 27° |
| April | 72° | 58° | 47° |
| July | 93° | 80° | 69° |
| October | 75° | 60° | 49° |
Flying in and out of Snake Creek
The nearest airport, Tulsa International, is about 44 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Kansas City International, about 217 miles away.
The best schools in and around Snake Creek
Schools across Snake Creek average a D+, better than 11% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Locust Grove Upper EsD+ · 23% proficient
Top middle schools
- Locust Grove MsC− · 28% proficient
Top high schools
- Locust Grove HsD− · 15% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Snake Creek school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Snake Creek 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 Snake Creek against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Snake Creek
Is Snake Creek a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Snake Creek ranks 19,396th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a strong job market, low crime, and state finances, and lowest on biking and civic engagement. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Snake Creek expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $159,100. The overall cost of living runs about 1% above the national average. Set against a $92,829 median income, cost of living beats 61% of towns.
Is Snake Creek safe?
Yes, Snake Creek is safer than 91% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $222 per resident a year.
Compare Snake Creek with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Snake Creek. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Snake Creek 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.
Snake Creek detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Snake Creek: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Snake Creek: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Snake Creek: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Snake Creek: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Snake Creek 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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