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Drumright vs Pawnee

27 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (7× in Drumright) and rent (+76% in Pawnee).

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Drumright, OKOne of the healthiest townsOklahoma · 2,361 people

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Pawnee, OKHomes around $82KOklahoma · 1,886 people

Where each one shines

Two towns, two different strengths

What each town does better than most of its state (not better than each other). Tap one to see the page behind it.

DrumrightOne of the healthiest towns

Health93% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates Housing$126K typical home44% below the OK typical home

HistorySettled in 19139 places on the National Register All about Drumright →

PawneeHomes around $82K

Housing$82K typical home63% below the OK typical home Health85% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates

History9 historic places9 places on the National Register All about Pawnee →

The biggest differences

Where they differ most

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Drumright has more miles of trail

Drumright 4.2 miPawnee 0.6 mi

Rent runs higher in Pawnee

Pawnee $829Drumright $472

Work in town+18.8 pts

More of Pawnee’s workers stay in town

Pawnee 35.1%Drumright 16.3%

Average commute6 min

Pawnee has the shorter commute

Drumright 24 minPawnee 18 min

Work from home+6 pts

More people work from home in Drumright

Drumright 7.4%Pawnee 1.4%

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $260 more a month in Drumright

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 →

Pawnee$470/mo

Typical home $82K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.63% · or rent about $829/mo · Housing →

The difference: $260 a month, about $3,200 a year, between Drumright and Pawnee.

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 CPawneeSafer than 26% of U.S. towns

Schools

CDrumrightBetter than 32% of districts in the state B−PawneeBetter than 47% of districts in the state

Health

DDrumrightHealthier than 7% of U.S. towns C−PawneeHealthier than 15% 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

DrumrightPawnee

Snow a year4″1″

January low26°F —

July high93°F —

Growing season (days)217d —

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)62nd 85th

Outdoors & history

DrumrightPawnee

Trails4 mi —

Conserved land0%—

Settled1913 —

National Register places9 9

Archive photos12 6

Famous people born here7 14

Community

DrumrightPawnee

Library hours a week—39 hrs

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined0 0

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

27 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

DrumrightPawnee

Drumright ↔ Pawnee27 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

DrumrightPawnee

People

Population 2,361Highest 1,886Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -11.9%Lowest OK: +5.5% -11.8%Highest OK: +5.5%

Median age 37.5±4Highest about the OK average 36.5±3.8Lowest about the OK average

Drumright and Pawnee 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% 23%±3.7Highest OK: 24%

Pawnee 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% 20.3%±4.5Highest OK: 16.3%

Pawnee 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% 18.2%Highest OK: 28.3%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3%±1.3Lowest OK: 5.8% 3.6%±1.8Highest OK: 5.8%

Pawnee and Drumright 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 $41,471±$5kLowest 36% below OK

Drumright and Pawnee 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 $99,300±$14kHighest 50% below OK

Pawnee 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 $829±$94Highest 18% below OK

Property taxmedian, yearly $641Highest 60% below OK $625Lowest 61% below OK

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 49.4%±8.5Lowest OK: 46.3% 55.7%±7.9Highest OK: 46.3%

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

Below poverty line 24.7%Highest OK: 15.3% 14.9%Lowest OK: 15.3%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 68.3%Highest OK: 65.8% 67.1%Lowest OK: 65.8%

Typical home builtmedian year 1971Highest 9 yrs older than OK 1969Lowest 11 yrs older than OK

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 24 minHighest 9% above OK 18 minLowest 19% below OK

Work from home 7.4%±3.3Highest OK: 9.4% 1.4%±1.5Lowest OK: 9.4%

Work in townworking residents 16.3%Lowest 35.1%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 29.3 miHighest 21.3 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.83Lowest 1.08Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Tulsa (12%)Stillwater (9%)

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

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 5.1%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 4.2 miHighest 0.6 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.6 miHighest 0.2 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 47.4Lowest 51.7Highest

Schools

School district DRUMRIGHTPAWNEE

High school in town Drumright HSPawnee HS

Students per teacherat that high school 17.8Highest 15.5Lowest

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

Deciding?

Ask the people who live there

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Drumright neighborsTown Square →

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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.