Best places to live in Oklahoma
2 Oklahoma metros scored on the default family weighting — schools and safety heaviest, then affordability, climate, college pipeline and jobs. Change the weights on the ranking engine to see your own order.
Who lives in Oklahoma
Population-weighted racial and ethnic composition across the 2 tracked Oklahoma metros, from Census ACS table B03002.
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 60.7%
- Hispanic or Latino
- 14.4%
- Black (non-Hispanic)
- 8.6%
- Asian (non-Hispanic)
- 3.1%
- Other or two or more
- 13.3%
Diversity index 73/100 — how evenly the population is spread across these groups. It is descriptive, not a judgement: weight it up, down or to zero on the ranking engine.
| # | Metro | Score | US rank | Typical home | Schools | Safety | Climate | Diversity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oklahoma City | 44.7 | #78 of 103 | $246k | 8 | 25 | 27° / 94° | 73 |
| 2 | Tulsa | 38.9 | #91 of 103 | $254k | 3 | 25 | 26° / 94° | 73 |
Figures are compiled estimates. Methodology and sources.