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McLoud vs Muldrow

142 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (5.1× in Muldrow) and household income (+41% in McLoud).

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McLoud, OKHomes around $237KOklahoma · 4,425 people
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Muldrow, OKHomes around $196KOklahoma · 3,309 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.

McLoudHomes around $237K
Housing$237K typical home6% above the OK typical home Health72% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates SchoolsBetter than 25%of OK districts All about McLoud →
MuldrowHomes around $196K
Housing$196K typical home12% below the OK typical home Health96% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates Schools#39 for schools in OKof 128 towns All about Muldrow →
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.

Street grid5.1×
Muldrow has the more walkable street grid
Muldrow 47.3McLoud 9.3
Household income+41%
Households in McLoud earn more
McLoud $63,469Muldrow $45,067
Growth since 2010+13.2 pts
McLoud has grown faster since 2010
McLoud +7.6%Muldrow -5.6%
Property tax bill+32%
Tax bills are bigger in McLoud
McLoud $891Muldrow $673
Average commute4 min
Muldrow has the shorter commute
McLoud 27 minMuldrow 22 min
★ What stands out · Report cards

McLoud places higher on 13 of 21 OK lists

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+McLoudSafer than 40% of U.S. towns DMuldrowSafer than 9% of U.S. towns
Schools
CMcLoudBetter than 25% of districts in the state A−MuldrowBetter than 78% of districts in the state
Health
CMcLoudHealthier than 28% of U.S. towns D−MuldrowHealthier than 4% of U.S. towns
13McLoud
7Muldrow

Lists won, of 21 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Best schoolsSchools · 128 towns #111#39 Fastest growingGrowth · 134 towns #33#108 HealthiestHealth · 134 towns #39#112 SafestSafety · 127 towns #51#115 Most walkableOutdoors · 134 towns #129#65 Highest incomeIncome · 134 towns #42#105 Highest graduation rateSchools · 119 towns #96#41 Lowest obesityHealth · 134 towns #64#123

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

Monthly cost

A typical home costs $230 more a month in McLoud

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.

McLoud$1,350/mo
Typical home $237K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.57% · or rent about $718/mo · Housing →
Muldrow$1,120/mo
Typical home $196K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.59% · or rent about $719/mo · Housing →

The difference: $230 a month, about $2,800 a year, between McLoud and Muldrow.

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
McLoudMuldrow
Snow a year4″1″
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)68th74th
Outdoors & history
McLoudMuldrow
Trails—1 mi
Conserved land—6.5%
Settled—1887
Archive photos51
Famous people born here7—
Community
McLoudMuldrow
Library hours a week51 hrs50 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.

Where they are

142 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

McLoudOKMuldrowOK
McLoud ↔ Muldrow142 miles apart
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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.

McLoudMuldrow
People
Population 4,425Highest 3,309Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +7.6%Highest OK: +5.5% -5.6%Lowest OK: +5.5%
Median age 42±2.5Highest 14% above OK 39.5±3.7Lowest 7% above OK
McLoud and Muldrow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 14.2%±3.2Lowest OK: 24% 20.3%±4.7Highest OK: 24%
Muldrow and McLoud are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 12.4%±2.7Lowest OK: 16.3% 15.4%±3.6Highest OK: 16.3%
Muldrow and McLoud are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 10.9%Lowest OK: 28.3% 13.3%Highest OK: 28.3%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.2%±1.9Highest OK: 5.8% 3.6%±1.9Lowest OK: 5.8%
McLoud and Muldrow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $63,469±$12kHighest about the OK average $45,067±$5kLowest 31% below OK
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $157,400±$28kHighest 21% below OK $114,300±$16kLowest 43% below OK
McLoud and Muldrow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $718±$55Lowest 29% below OK $719±$58Highest 29% below OK
Muldrow and McLoud are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $891Highest 44% below OK $673Lowest 58% below OK
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 29.1%±12.3Lowest OK: 46.3% 51.3%±13.1Highest OK: 46.3%
Muldrow and McLoud are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 18%Lowest OK: 15.3% 19.2%Highest OK: 15.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 67.3%Highest OK: 65.8% 63.5%Lowest OK: 65.8%
Typical home builtmedian year 1986Highest 6 yrs newer than OK 1981Lowest 1 yr newer than OK
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 27 minHighest 19% above OK 22 minLowest about the OK average
Work from home 5.9%±3.7Highest OK: 9.4% 2.3%±3.2Lowest OK: 9.4%
McLoud and Muldrow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 5.7%Lowest 8.6%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 23.3 miHighest 13.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.75Highest 0.58Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Oklahoma City (34%)Fort Smith (30%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in MuldrowFew work in McLoud
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 8.8%Highest 6.5%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 0.6 miHighest 0.5 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.1 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 1Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 9.3Lowest 47.3Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #111 of 128 in OK#39 of 128 in OK
School district MCLOUDMULDROW
High school in town McLoud HSMuldrow HS
Students per teacherat that high school 14.8Highest 14.5Lowest
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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