Best PlacesWainwright, OK Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Wainwright, 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.
Wainwright ranks 36,096th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. The schools pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on state finances.
The best neighborhoods in Wainwright
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.
Wainwright's strengths and weaknesses
Where Wainwright ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 89% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 84% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 76% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 65% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 93 pleasant days a year, better than 63% of towns
Where Wainwright ranks low
- School gradeD−, better than only 4% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 8% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 11% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 13% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 15% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Wainwright
A household needs to earn about $38,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Wainwright home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $53,845, 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 Wainwright's effective rate of 0.65%, 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 5 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Wainwright
Wainwright runs younger than the country, though it still carries a larger-than-average share of residents over 65.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Wainwright.
Who works in Wainwright, and how
Work in Wainwright centers on health care & social and public administration. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 88%
- Work from home 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Wainwright
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Wainwright.
What the weather is like in Wainwright, month by month
Wainwright sees roughly 93 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 51, with lows near 30. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 51° | 39° | 30° |
| April | 73° | 61° | 50° |
| July | 93° | 82° | 72° |
| October | 76° | 63° | 52° |
Flying in and out of Wainwright
The nearest airport, Tulsa International, is about 45 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Dallas Love Field, about 204 miles away.
The best schools in and around Wainwright
Schools across Wainwright average a D−, better than 4% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Checotah Intermediate EsB− · 43% proficient
- Oktaha EsD+ · 22% proficient
- Wainwright Public SchoolD · 19% proficient
Top middle schools
- Checotah MsD · 22% proficient
Top high schools
- Midway HsD− · 14% proficient
- Checotah HsD− · 13% proficient
- Oktaha HsF · 9% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Wainwright school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Wainwright 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 Wainwright against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Wainwright
Is Wainwright a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Wainwright ranks 36,096th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state finances, a strong job market, and few empty homes, and lowest on the schools and summer heat. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Wainwright expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $148,067. The overall cost of living runs about 23% below the national average. Set against a $53,845 median income, cost of living beats 28% of towns.
Is Wainwright safe?
Yes, Wainwright is safer than 65% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $320 per resident a year.
Compare Wainwright with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Wainwright. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Wainwright 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.
Wainwright detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Wainwright: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Wainwright: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Wainwright: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Wainwright: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Wainwright 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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