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

CIdabelSafer than 28% of U.S. towns CTecumsehSafer than 25% of U.S. towns

Schools

CIdabelBetter than 28% of districts in the state C+TecumsehBetter than 44% of districts in the state

Health

D−IdabelHealthier than 4% of U.S. towns DTecumsehHealthier than 11% of U.S. towns

12Idabel

10Tecumseh

Lists won, of 22 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Closest to a top hospitalHealth · 134 towns #13#90 Lowest depressionHealth · 134 towns #16#84 Highest graduation rateSchools · 119 towns #96#41 Fewest uninsuredHealth · 134 towns #99#47 Most conserved landOutdoors · 131 towns #58#103 Shortest commuteGetting around · 134 towns #48#93 Most activeHealth · 134 towns #109#66 Most remote workersWork · 131 towns #76#35

Left end = #1 in Oklahoma. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Idabel’s rankings →

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.

Down paymentRate%

Idabel$770/mo

Typical home $136K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.46% · or rent about $702/mo · Housing →

Tecumseh$780/mo

Typical home $135K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.62% · or rent about $805/mo · Housing →

Within $50 a month of each other.

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.

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

IdabelTecumseh

Snow a year2″1″

January low29°F —

July high94°F —

Growing season (days)221d —

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)40th 75th

Outdoors & history

IdabelTecumseh

Trails4 mi 3 mi

Conserved land7.5%2%

Settled1902 1891

National Register places5 1

Archive photos15 18

Famous people born here12 1

Community

IdabelTecumseh

Library hours a week49 hrs 51 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

152 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

IdabelOK TecumsehOK

Idabel ↔ Tecumseh152 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

IdabelTecumseh

People

Population 6,987Highest 6,332Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -0.7%Highest OK: +5.5% -2.4%Lowest OK: +5.5%

Median age 33±2.5Lowest 11% below OK 34.5±3.7Highest 7% below OK

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

Kids under 18 30.2%±3Highest OK: 24% 24.4%±3.6Lowest OK: 24%

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

Age 65+ 16.5%±2.9Highest OK: 16.3% 14.7%±3.3Lowest OK: 16.3%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 16.7%Highest OK: 28.3% 14%Lowest OK: 28.3%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.2%±1Lowest OK: 5.8% 3.8%±1.4Highest OK: 5.8%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $43,295±$7kLowest 33% below OK $48,573±$9kHighest 25% below OK

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $134,800±$32kHighest 33% below OK $122,500±$16kLowest 39% below OK

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $702±$98Lowest 31% below OK $805±$103Highest 21% below OK

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $618Lowest 61% below OK $765Highest 52% below OK

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 45.4%±9.2Highest OK: 46.3% 42.5%±12.2Lowest OK: 46.3%

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

Below poverty line 25.1%Highest OK: 15.3% 16.3%Lowest OK: 15.3%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 54.8%Lowest OK: 65.8% 56.9%Highest OK: 65.8%

Typical home builtmedian year 1977 3 yrs older than OK 1977 3 yrs older than OK

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 20 minLowest 13% below OK 23 minHighest about the OK average

Work from home 5.5%±2.5Lowest OK: 9.4% 8.8%±3.7Highest OK: 9.4%

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

Work in townworking residents 31.3%Highest 9.2%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 17.3 miHighest 16.8 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.14Highest 0.55Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Hochatown (11%)Oklahoma City (21%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in TecumsehFew work in Idabel

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 7.5%Highest 2%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 4.0 miHighest 3.4 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 mi 0.2 mi

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 2Highest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 40.4Highest 18.9Lowest

Schools

Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #94 of 128 in OK #110 of 128 in OK

School district IDABELTECUMSEH

High school in town Idabel HSTecumseh HS

Students per teacherat that high school 18.8Highest 17.4Lowest

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.

Idabel vs Tecumseh

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they differ most

Idabel places higher on 12 of 22 OK lists

A typical home costs about the same each month

What daily life feels like in each

152 miles apart

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