Best PlacesWetumka, OK Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Wetumka, 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.
Wetumka ranks 49,260th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on walkability by a wide margin, and the schools rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Wetumka
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.
Wetumka's strengths and weaknesses
Where Wetumka ranks high
- WalkabilityBetter than 93% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 89% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 78% of towns
- BikingBetter than 78% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 66% of towns
Where Wetumka ranks low
- School gradeF, better than only 1% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 3% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 5% of towns
- Household income$45,315 median, better than only 8% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 8% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Wetumka
A household needs to earn about $23,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Wetumka home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $45,315, 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 Wetumka's effective rate of 0.49%, 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 4 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Wetumka
Wetumka runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Wetumka.
Who works in Wetumka, and how
Work in Wetumka centers on health care & social and public administration. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 87%
- Work from home 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Wetumka
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Wetumka.
What the weather is like in Wetumka, month by month
Wetumka sees roughly 66 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 52, with lows near 31. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 52° | 39° | 31° |
| April | 74° | 60° | 50° |
| July | 93° | 82° | 72° |
| October | 76° | 63° | 53° |
Flying in and out of Wetumka
The nearest airport, Tulsa International, is about 69 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Dallas-Fort Worth International, about 168 miles away.
The best schools in and around Wetumka
Schools across Wetumka average an F, better than 1% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Spence Memorial EsD · 20% proficient
- Moss EsD− · 12% proficient
- Bearden Public SchoolD− · 12% proficient
Top middle schools
- Weleetka JhsD− · 17% proficient
- Wewoka MsF · 8% proficient
Top high schools
- Graham-dustin High SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
- Weleetka HsD+ · 25% proficient
- Moss HsF · 10% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Wetumka school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Wetumka 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 Wetumka against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Wetumka
Is Wetumka a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Wetumka ranks 49,260th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on walkability, state finances, and low property taxes, and lowest on the schools and health outcomes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Wetumka expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $93,658. The overall cost of living runs about 26% below the national average. Set against a $45,315 median income, cost of living beats 14% of towns.
Is Wetumka safe?
Wetumka is safer than 10% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $685 per resident a year.
Compare Wetumka with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Wetumka. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Wetumka 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.
Wetumka detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Wetumka: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Wetumka: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Wetumka: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Wetumka: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Wetumka 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
Move a slider to say how much a measure matters. Zero turns it off.