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Minco vs Crescent

48 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (9.9× in Crescent) and property tax bill (+28% in Minco).

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Minco, OKA small town of 1,607Oklahoma · 1,607 people
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Crescent, OKOne of the safest townsOklahoma · 1,527 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.

MincoA small town of 1,607
Quiet strengthsMinco doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Minco →
CrescentOne of the safest towns
SafetySafer than 78%of U.S. towns we grade Health69% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates Housing$172K typical home23% below the OK typical home All about Crescent →
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 grid9.9×
Crescent has the more walkable street grid
Crescent 105Minco 10.6
Property tax bill+28%
Tax bills are bigger in Minco
Minco $1,233Crescent $967
Work from home+7.2 pts
More people work from home in Minco
Minco 12.9%Crescent 5.7%
Conserved land+8.2 pts
Minco has more conserved land
Minco 8.2%Crescent 0%
★ What stands out · 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.

Minco$1,110/mo
Typical home $187K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.85% · or rent about $493/mo · Housing →
Crescent$990/mo
Typical home $172K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.63% · or rent about $918/mo · Housing →

The difference: $120 a month, about $1,400 a year, between Minco and Crescent.

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
–MincoNot graded A−CrescentSafer than 78% of U.S. towns
Schools
BMincoBetter than 55% of districts in the state B−CrescentBetter than 54% of districts in the state
Health
B−MincoHealthier than 47% of U.S. towns CCrescentHealthier than 31% 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
MincoCrescent
Snow a year4″8″
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)73rd80th
Outdoors & history
MincoCrescent
Settled1890—
National Register places2—
Archive photos26
Famous people born here11
Community
MincoCrescent
Library hours a week—32 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

48 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

MincoOKCrescentOK
Minco ↔ Crescent48 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.

MincoCrescent
People
Population 1,607Highest 1,527Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -8.1%Lowest OK: +5.5% -7.9%Highest OK: +5.5%
Median age 36.1±4.3Highest about the OK average 35.2±4.8Lowest 5% below OK
Minco and Crescent are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 24.1%±2.4Highest OK: 24% 22.1%±2.6Lowest OK: 24%
Minco and Crescent are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 17.9%±7.4Highest OK: 16.3% 12.1%±3.6Lowest OK: 16.3%
Minco and Crescent are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 17.4%Highest OK: 28.3% 10.5%Lowest OK: 28.3%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 5.1%±1.1Highest OK: 5.8% 3.7%±2.6Lowest OK: 5.8%
Minco and Crescent are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $61,000±$22kLowest 6% below OK $62,813±$14kHighest 3% below OK
Crescent and Minco are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $145,900±$16kLowest 27% below OK $154,700±$17kHighest 23% below OK
Crescent and Minco are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $493±$247Lowest 51% below OK $918±$278Highest 9% below OK
Crescent and Minco are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,233Highest 23% below OK $967Lowest 40% below OK
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 8.1%±3.2Lowest OK: 46.3% 37.3%±19.5Highest OK: 46.3%
Below poverty line 11.3%Lowest OK: 15.3% 19.3%Highest OK: 15.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 60.5%Lowest OK: 65.8% 67%Highest OK: 65.8%
Typical home builtmedian year 1973Highest 7 yrs older than OK 1970Lowest 10 yrs older than OK
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 24 minLowest 9% above OK 28 minHighest 23% above OK
Work from home 12.9%±3.8Highest OK: 9.4% 5.7%±3.3Lowest OK: 9.4%
Work in townworking residents 13%Highest 5.7%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 22.3 miLowest 29.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.47Lowest 0.56Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Oklahoma City (26%)Oklahoma City (30%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in CrescentFew work in Minco
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 8.2%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 0.8 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 10.6Lowest 105Highest
Schools
School district MINCOCRESCENT
High school in town Minco HSCrescent HS
Students per teacherat that high school 13.2Lowest 18.7Highest
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.

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