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Moore vs Enid

78 miles apart. The biggest differences: work in town (+45.9 pts in Enid) and rent (+47% in Moore).

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Moore, OKAn outdoors townOklahoma · 63,420 people
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Enid, OKA history townOklahoma · 50,653 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.

MooreAn outdoors town
Outdoors#9 most trails in OK17 miles of trails across 15 parks and preserves HealthHealthier than 53%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates Schools#32 for schools in OKof 128 towns All about Moore →
EnidA history town
HistorySettled in 189324 places on the National Register Famous people75 notable peopleborn in Enid Health72% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Enid →
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.

Work in town+45.9 pts
More of Enid’s workers stay in town
Enid 57.2%Moore 11.3%
Rent+47%
Rent runs higher in Moore
Moore $1,340Enid $914
Street grid2.4×
Moore has the more walkable street grid
Moore 81.3Enid 33.8
Property tax bill+49%
Tax bills are bigger in Moore
Moore $2,173Enid $1,455
Home values+32%
Homes cost more in Moore
Moore $204,500Enid $154,900
Growth since 2010+10.1 pts
Moore has grown faster since 2010
Moore +14%Enid +3.9%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $540 more a month in Moore

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.

Moore$1,360/mo
Typical home $222K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.06% · or rent about $1,340/mo · Housing →
Enid$820/mo
Typical home $137K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.94% · or rent about $914/mo · Housing →

The difference: $540 a month, about $6,400 a year, between Moore and Enid.

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

Moore places higher on 15 of 22 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+MooreSafer than 38% of U.S. towns DEnidSafer than 12% of U.S. towns
Schools
A−MooreBetter than 82% of districts in the state B−EnidBetter than 48% of districts in the state
Health
B−MooreHealthier than 53% of U.S. towns CEnidHealthier than 28% of U.S. towns
15Moore
7Enid

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

Closest to a top hospitalHealth · 134 towns #25#115 Lowest depressionHealth · 134 towns #84#3 Most trailsOutdoors · 82 towns #9#57 Most remote workersWork · 131 towns #27#102 Most walkableOutdoors · 134 towns #19#95 Shortest commuteGetting around · 134 towns #94#18 Most conserved landOutdoors · 131 towns #107#45 Lowest obesityHealth · 134 towns #21#82

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

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
MooreEnid
Snow a year7″9″
January low27°F25°F
July high93°F95°F
Growing season (days)213d209d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)58th68th
Outdoors & history
MooreEnid
Trails17 mi15 mi
Conserved land1.7%8.8%
Settled18891893
National Register places124
Archive photos1218
Famous people born here1075
Community
MooreEnid
Library hours a week72 hrs60 hrs
Colleges in town1—
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

78 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

MooreOKEnidOK
Moore ↔ Enid78 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.

MooreEnid
People
Population 63,420Highest 50,653Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +14%Highest OK: +5.5% +3.9%Lowest OK: +5.5%
Median age 34.1±0.9Lowest 8% below OK 35.2±0.5Highest 5% below OK
Enid and Moore are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 25.7%±1.4Highest OK: 24% 25.6%±1.2Lowest OK: 24%
Moore and Enid are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 13.3%±1.4Lowest OK: 16.3% 16%±1.3Highest OK: 16.3%
Enid and Moore are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 29.1%Highest OK: 28.3% 23.1%Lowest OK: 28.3%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 7%±1Highest OK: 5.8% 3.4%±0.6Lowest OK: 5.8%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $80,420±$4kHighest 24% above OK $62,125±$3kLowest 4% below OK
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $204,500±$5kHighest about the OK average $154,900±$7kLowest 22% below OK
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,340±$54Highest 32% above OK $914±$33Lowest 10% below OK
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,173Highest 36% above OK $1,455Lowest 9% below OK
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 45.5%±5.6Highest OK: 46.3% 43.9%±5.7Lowest OK: 46.3%
Moore and Enid are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 11.4%Lowest OK: 15.3% 13.7%Highest OK: 15.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 67.9%Highest OK: 65.8% 61.3%Lowest OK: 65.8%
Typical home builtmedian year 1987Highest 7 yrs newer than OK 1969Lowest 11 yrs older than OK
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 23 minHighest about the OK average 17 minLowest 26% below OK
Work from home 9.8%±1.6Highest OK: 9.4% 3.7%±1.1Lowest OK: 9.4%
Work in townworking residents 11.3%Lowest 57.2%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 10.3 miHighest 4.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.65Lowest 1.02Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Oklahoma City (55%)Oklahoma City (10%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in EnidFew work in Moore
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 1.7%Lowest 8.8%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 16.8 miHighest 15.4 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.8 miHighest 0.2 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 15Lowest 24Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 81.3Highest 33.8Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #32 of 128 in OK#83 of 128 in OK
School district MOOREENID · CHISHOLM
High school in town Moore HSEnid HS
Students per teacherat that high school 20.9Highest 18.5Lowest
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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