Best PlacesTyro, KS Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Tyro, 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.
Tyro ranks 18,753rd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on few empty homes by a wide margin, and air quality ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Tyro
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.
Tyro's strengths and weaknesses
Where Tyro ranks high
- Low vacancyBetter than 98% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 98% of towns
- Cheap childcare$467 a month, better than 96% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 95% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 89% of towns
Where Tyro ranks low
- Air qualityBetter than only 11% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 12% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 20% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 22% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 23% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Tyro
A household needs to earn about $41,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Tyro home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $59,500, 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 Tyro's effective rate of 1.45%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Tyro
Tyro runs older than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Tyro.
Who works in Tyro, and how
Work in Tyro centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment is low.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 78%
- Work from home 20%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Tyro
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Tyro.
What the weather is like in Tyro, month by month
Tyro sees roughly 92 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 47, with lows near 25. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 47° | 34° | 25° |
| April | 71° | 58° | 47° |
| July | 92° | 80° | 70° |
| October | 74° | 60° | 49° |
Flying in and out of Tyro
The nearest airport, Tulsa International, is about 58 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Kansas City International, about 167 miles away.
The best schools in and around Tyro
Schools across Tyro average a C, better than 36% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Lincoln Memorial ElemA− · 57% proficient
Top high schools
- Caney Valley HighC− · 28% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Tyro school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Tyro 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 Tyro against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Tyro
Is Tyro a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Tyro ranks 18,753rd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on few empty homes, a strong job market, and affordable childcare, and lowest on air quality and property taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Tyro expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $143,400. The overall cost of living runs about 22% below the national average. Set against a $59,500 median income, cost of living beats 48% of towns.
Is Tyro safe?
Yes, Tyro is safer than 89% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $192 per resident a year.
Compare Tyro with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Tyro. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Tyro 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.
Tyro detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Tyro: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Tyro: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Tyro: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Tyro: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Tyro 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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