Best PlacesSperry, OK Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Sperry, 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.
Sperry ranks 20,250th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores best on state finances, and state infrastructure ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Sperry
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.
Sperry's strengths and weaknesses
Where Sperry ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 89% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 87% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 82% of towns
- BikingBetter than 76% of towns
- Household income$86,944 median, better than 73% of towns
Where Sperry ranks low
- State infrastructureBetter than only 11% of towns
- School gradeD+, better than only 11% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 14% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 14% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 18% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Sperry
A household needs to earn about $63,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Sperry home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $86,944, 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 Sperry's effective rate of 0.68%, 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 9 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Sperry
Sperry'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 Sperry.
Who works in Sperry, and how
Work in Sperry centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 87%
- Work from home 11%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Sperry
Sperry has more restaurants and bars per resident than 72% of towns. That concentrates in some parts of Sperry and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Sperry, month by month
Sperry sees roughly 77 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 Sperry
The nearest airport, Tulsa International, is about 9 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Kansas City International, about 219 miles away.
The best schools in and around Sperry
Schools across Sperry average a D+, better than 11% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Collinsville Upper EsB− · 42% proficient
- Barnes EsB− · 41% proficient
- Skiatook EsC+ · 38% proficient
Top middle schools
- Owasso 6th Grade CtrB− · 39% proficient
- Newman MsC− · 28% proficient
- Sperry MsD · 20% proficient
Top high schools
- Owasso HsC+ · 38% proficient
- Skiatook HsD+ · 25% proficient
- Collinsville HsD · 20% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Sperry school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Sperry 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 Sperry against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Sperry
Is Sperry a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Sperry ranks 20,250th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state finances, cell coverage, and what local pay buys, and lowest on state infrastructure and the schools. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Sperry expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $244,031. The overall cost of living runs about 17% below the national average. Set against a $86,944 median income, cost of living beats 82% of towns.
Is Sperry safe?
Yes, Sperry is safer than 65% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $353 per resident a year.
Compare Sperry with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Sperry. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Sperry 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.
Sperry detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Sperry: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Sperry: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Sperry: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Sperry: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Sperry 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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