Best PlacesSpringer, OK Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Springer, 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.
Springer ranks 36,336th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. Air quality pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on state finances.
The best neighborhoods in Springer
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.
Springer's strengths and weaknesses
Where Springer ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 89% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 87% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 63% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than 63% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 59% of towns
Where Springer ranks low
- Air qualityBetter than only 2% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 8% of towns
- School gradeD, better than only 9% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 11% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 64 pleasant days a year, better than only 14% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Springer
A household needs to earn about $58,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Springer home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $69,899, 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 Springer's effective rate of 0.62%, 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 Springer
Springer runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Springer.
Who works in Springer, and how
Work in Springer centers on retail trade and construction. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 88%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Springer
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Springer.
What the weather is like in Springer, month by month
Springer sees roughly 64 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 95 degrees. January highs sit near 55, with lows near 30. The comfortable stretch runs March through May and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 55° | 41° | 30° |
| April | 75° | 62° | 51° |
| July | 95° | 83° | 72° |
| October | 78° | 64° | 53° |
Flying in and out of Springer
The nearest airport, Lawton-Fort Sill Regional, is about 75 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Dallas-Fort Worth International, about 97 miles away.
The best schools in and around Springer
Schools across Springer average a D, better than 9% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Plainview Intermediate EsB+ · 51% proficient
- Davis EsC− · 28% proficient
- Healdton EsD− · 15% proficient
Top middle schools
- Plainview MsB− · 41% proficient
- Davis MsC · 31% proficient
- Lone Grove MsD · 21% proficient
Top high schools
- Plainview HsC+ · 40% proficient
- Lone Grove HsC · 33% proficient
- Springer HsD+ · 25% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Springer school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Springer 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 Springer against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Springer
Is Springer a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Springer ranks 36,336th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state finances, cell coverage, and low property taxes, and lowest on air quality and summer heat. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Springer expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $229,287. The overall cost of living runs about 16% below the national average. Set against a $69,899 median income, cost of living beats 55% of towns.
Is Springer safe?
Yes, Springer is safer than 58% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $336 per resident a year.
Compare Springer with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Springer. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Springer 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.
Springer detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Springer: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Springer: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Springer: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Springer: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Springer 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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