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%

Frederick$300/mo

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

Drumright$740/mo

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

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

Schools

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

Health

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

FrederickDrumright

Snow a year1″4″

January low29°F 26°F

July high97°F 93°F

Growing season (days)225d 217d

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

Outdoors & history

FrederickDrumright

Trails—4 mi

Conserved land—0%

Settled—1913

National Register places2 9

Archive photos12 12

Famous people born here7 7

Community

FrederickDrumright

Library hours a week38 hrs —

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined1 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

176 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

FrederickOK DrumrightOK

Frederick ↔ Drumright176 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

FrederickDrumright

People

Population 3,445Highest 2,361Lowest

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

Median age 37.6±2.4Highest about the OK average 37.5±4Lowest 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 24.7%±3.1Highest OK: 24% 22.2%±2.7Lowest OK: 24%

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

Age 65+ 19.1%±3.1Highest OK: 16.3% 17.7%±5.5Lowest 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+ 15.8%Highest OK: 28.3% 12.7%Lowest OK: 28.3%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.8%±1.1Lowest OK: 5.8% 3%±1.3Highest 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 $44,595±$9kLowest 31% below OK $45,580±$8kHighest 30% 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 $89,300±$31kHighest 55% below OK $85,600±$13kLowest 57% 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 $743±$83Highest 27% below OK $472±$138Lowest 53% below OK

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

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 69.8%±16.9Highest OK: 46.3% 49.4%±8.5Lowest 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 25%Highest OK: 15.3% 24.7%Lowest OK: 15.3%

Housing

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

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

Getting to work

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

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

Work in townworking residents 36.7%Highest 16.3%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 24.3 miLowest 29.3 miHighest

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

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

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in DrumrightFew work in Frederick

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0.6%Highest 0%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 0.6 miLowest 4.2 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miLowest 0.6 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0

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

Schools

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

School district FREDERICKDRUMRIGHT

High school in town Frederick HSDrumright HS

Students per teacherat that high school 12.5Lowest 17.8Highest

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

Deciding?

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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.

Frederick vs Drumright

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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