Best PlacesTalala, OK Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Talala, 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.
Talala ranks 27,080th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. Noise pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on state finances.
The best neighborhoods in Talala
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.
Talala's strengths and weaknesses
Where Talala ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 89% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 85% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 81% of towns
- Household income$90,459 median, better than 77% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 74% of towns
Where Talala ranks low
- QuietBetter than only 5% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 11% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 13% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 13% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 22% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Talala
A household needs to earn about $68,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Talala home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $90,459, 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 Talala's effective rate of 0.53%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Talala
Talala's age mix sits close to the national median, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Talala.
Who works in Talala, and how
Work in Talala centers on retail trade and manufacturing. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 85%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Talala
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Talala.
What the weather is like in Talala, month by month
Talala sees roughly 92 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 48, with lows near 28. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 48° | 36° | 28° |
| April | 71° | 59° | 48° |
| July | 91° | 80° | 70° |
| October | 74° | 61° | 51° |
Flying in and out of Talala
The nearest airport, Tulsa International, is about 23 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Kansas City International, about 201 miles away.
The best schools in and around Talala
Schools across Talala average a C−, better than 23% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Oologah-talala Upper EsC · 31% proficient
- Caney Valley EsD · 20% proficient
- Foyil EsD− · 15% proficient
Top middle schools
- Oologah-talala MsD · 22% proficient
- Chelsea MsD · 20% proficient
- Nowata MsD− · 18% proficient
Top high schools
- Oologah-talala HsC · 32% proficient
- Nowata HsC− · 27% proficient
- Foyil HsD · 21% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Talala school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Talala 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 Talala against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Talala
Is Talala a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Talala ranks 27,080th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state finances, cell coverage, and what local pay buys, and lowest on noise and state infrastructure. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Talala expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $270,162. The overall cost of living runs about 15% below the national average. Set against a $90,459 median income, cost of living beats 81% of towns.
Is Talala safe?
Talala is safer than 51% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $364 per resident a year.
Compare Talala with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Talala. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Talala 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.
Talala detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Talala: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Talala: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Talala: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Talala: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Talala 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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