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Glenpool vs Mounds

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: household income (2.6× in Glenpool) and size (13.4× in Glenpool).

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Glenpool, OKKnown for its schoolsOklahoma · 14,151 people
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Mounds, OKOne of the healthiest townsOklahoma · 1,059 people
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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.

GlenpoolKnown for its schools
Schools#46 for schools in OKof 128 towns Housing$244K typical home9% above the OK typical home Health54% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Glenpool →
MoundsOne of the healthiest towns
Health74% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates Housing$278K typical home24% above the OK typical home SchoolsBetter than 34%of OK districts All about Mounds →
The biggest differences

Where they part ways

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

Household income2.6×
Households in Glenpool earn more
Glenpool $79,525Mounds $30,375
Size13.4×
Glenpool is the bigger place
Glenpool 14,151Mounds 1,059
Growth since 2010+46.9 pts
Glenpool has grown faster since 2010
Glenpool +26.7%Mounds -20.2%
Trails5.3×
Glenpool has more miles of trail
Glenpool 1.6 miMounds 0.3 mi
Rent+80%
Rent runs higher in Glenpool
Glenpool $1,370Mounds $763
Property tax bill2×
Tax bills are bigger in Glenpool
Glenpool $1,834Mounds $938
★ What stands out · 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
B−GlenpoolSafer than 48% of U.S. towns –MoundsNot graded
Schools
A−GlenpoolBetter than 77% of districts in the state CMoundsBetter than 34% of districts in the state
Health
B−GlenpoolHealthier than 46% of U.S. towns CMoundsHealthier than 26% of U.S. towns
Monthly cost

A typical home costs about the same each month

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.

Glenpool$1,460/mo
Typical home $244K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.91% · or rent about $1,370/mo · Housing →
Mounds$1,600/mo
Typical home $278K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.62% · or rent about $763/mo · Housing →

The difference: $130 a month, about $1,600 a year, between Mounds and Glenpool.

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.

Where they are

Glenpool and Mounds share a border

And the people who already live in one and work in the other.

GlenpoolMoundsGlenpoolMounds
Glenpool ↔ Mounds6.1 miles apart · They share a border
Who commutes between them
11 Mounds residents work in Glenpool (2.7% of its workers)
Work & commute in Mounds →
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
GlenpoolMounds
Snow a year9″7″
January low28°F26°F
July high94°F92°F
Growing season (days)220d196d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)33rd76th
Outdoors & history
GlenpoolMounds
Trails2 mi—
Conserved land7.1%—
Archive photos183
Famous people born here—1
Community
GlenpoolMounds
Library hours a week47 hrs35 hrs
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined00

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.

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.

GlenpoolMounds
People
Population 14,151Highest 1,059Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +26.7%Highest OK: +5.5% -20.2%Lowest OK: +5.5%
Median age 35.1±1.8Highest 5% below OK 29.8±4.9Lowest 19% below OK
Glenpool and Mounds are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 26.1%±2.6Lowest OK: 24% 28.6%±4.6Highest OK: 24%
Mounds and Glenpool are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 11.1%±2Lowest OK: 16.3% 16.8%±3.5Highest OK: 16.3%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 26.3%Highest OK: 28.3% 8.4%Lowest OK: 28.3%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 5%±1.5Highest OK: 5.8% 0.9%±1.5Lowest OK: 5.8%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $79,525±$4kHighest 22% above OK $30,375±$10kLowest 53% below OK
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $201,700±$13kHighest about the OK average $151,800±$28kLowest 24% below OK
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,370±$58Highest 35% above OK $763±$465Lowest 25% below OK
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,834Highest 15% above OK $938Lowest 41% below OK
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 42.5%±6.2Highest OK: 46.3% 41.9%±32.9Lowest OK: 46.3%
Glenpool and Mounds are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 11%Lowest OK: 15.3% 25.5%Highest OK: 15.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 69.3%Highest OK: 65.8% 48.7%Lowest OK: 65.8%
Typical home builtmedian year 1995Highest 15 yrs newer than OK 1980Lowest same as OK
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 24 minHighest 8% above OK 20 minLowest 10% below OK
Work from home 5.4%±1.7Highest OK: 9.4% 4.3%±3.9Lowest OK: 9.4%
Glenpool and Mounds are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 6.7%Highest 3.2%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 11.8 miLowest 17.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.50Lowest 0.81Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Tulsa (46%)Tulsa (33%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Mounds3% work in Glenpool
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 7.1%Highest 0.3%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 1.6 miHighest 0.3 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 mi 0.1 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 6Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 44.6Highest 31.4Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #46 of 128 in OK—
School district GLENPOOLMOUNDS
High school in town Glenpool HSMounds HS
Students per teacherat that high school 16.8Highest 12.5Lowest
Oklahoma average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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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.

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