A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Down paymentRate%

Drumright$740/mo

Typical home $126K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.75% · or rent about $472/mo · Housing →

Frederick$300/mo

Typical home $53K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.57% · or rent about $743/mo · Housing →

The difference: $440 a month, about $5,200 a year, between Drumright and Frederick.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

Report cards

Grades and rankings, side by side

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every Oklahoma ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Safety

C−DrumrightSafer than 20% of U.S. towns DFrederickSafer than 14% of U.S. towns

Schools

CDrumrightBetter than 32% of districts in the state A+FrederickBetter than 95% of districts in the state

Health

DDrumrightHealthier than 7% of U.S. towns DFrederickHealthier than 10% of U.S. towns

Life in each

What daily life feels like in each

The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.

Seasons

DrumrightFrederick

Snow a year4″1″

January low26°F 29°F

July high93°F 97°F

Growing season (days)217d 225d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)62nd 38th

Outdoors & history

DrumrightFrederick

Trails4 mi —

Conserved land0%—

Settled1913 —

National Register places9 2

Archive photos12 12

Famous people born here7 7

Community

DrumrightFrederick

Library hours a week—38 hrs

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined0 1

A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.

Where they are

176 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

DrumrightOK FrederickOK

Drumright ↔ Frederick176 miles apart

Everything, side by side

What matters to you?

Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

Only big differences vs Oklahoma average

DrumrightFrederick

People

Population 2,361Lowest 3,445Highest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -11.9%Highest OK: +5.5% -12%Lowest OK: +5.5%

Median age 37.5±4Lowest about the OK average 37.6±2.4Highest about the OK average

Frederick and Drumright are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Kids under 18 22.2%±2.7Lowest OK: 24% 24.7%±3.1Highest OK: 24%

Frederick and Drumright are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Age 65+ 17.7%±5.5Lowest OK: 16.3% 19.1%±3.1Highest OK: 16.3%

Frederick and Drumright are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 12.7%Lowest OK: 28.3% 15.8%Highest OK: 28.3%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3%±1.3Highest OK: 5.8% 1.8%±1.1Lowest OK: 5.8%

Drumright and Frederick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $45,580±$8kHighest 30% below OK $44,595±$9kLowest 31% below OK

Drumright and Frederick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $85,600±$13kLowest 57% below OK $89,300±$31kHighest 55% below OK

Frederick and Drumright are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Rentmedian gross, monthly $472±$138Lowest 53% below OK $743±$83Highest 27% below OK

Property taxmedian, yearly $641Highest 60% below OK $513Lowest 68% below OK

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 49.4%±8.5Lowest OK: 46.3% 69.8%±16.9Highest OK: 46.3%

Frederick and Drumright are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Below poverty line 24.7%Lowest OK: 15.3% 25%Highest OK: 15.3%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 68.3%Lowest OK: 65.8% 70.5%Highest OK: 65.8%

Typical home builtmedian year 1971Highest 9 yrs older than OK 1964Lowest 16 yrs older than OK

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 24 minHighest 9% above OK 22 minLowest about the OK average

Work from home 7.4%±3.3Highest OK: 9.4% 2.1%±1.9Lowest OK: 9.4%

Work in townworking residents 16.3%Lowest 36.7%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 29.3 miHighest 24.3 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.83Highest 0.64Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Tulsa (12%)Lawton (11%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in FrederickFew work in Drumright

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 0.6%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 4.2 miHighest 0.6 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.6 miHighest 0.1 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 47.4Lowest 75.5Highest

Schools

Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading —#19 of 128 in OK

School district DRUMRIGHTFREDERICK

High school in town Drumright HSFrederick HS

Students per teacherat that high school 17.8Highest 12.5Lowest

Oklahoma average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024

Deciding?

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The numbers stop at the town line. Neighbors can tell you about the commute at 7am, the schools, the winters and the feel of the place.

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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.

Drumright vs Frederick

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they part ways

A typical home costs $440 more a month in Drumright

Grades and rankings, side by side

What daily life feels like in each

176 miles apart

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