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Moore vs Owasso

113 miles apart. The biggest differences: growth since 2010 (+18.2 pts in Owasso) and home values (+19% in Owasso).

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Moore, OKAn outdoors townOklahoma · 63,420 people
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Owasso, OKHomes around $319KOklahoma · 40,151 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 →
OwassoHomes around $319K
Housing$319K typical home43% above the OK typical home Outdoors#11 most walkable in OK12 miles of trails across 7 parks and preserves Schools#12 for schools in OKof 128 towns All about Owasso →
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.

Growth since 2010+18.2 pts
Owasso has grown faster since 2010
Owasso +32.2%Moore +14%
Home values+19%
Homes cost more in Owasso
Owasso $243,100Moore $204,500
Typical home built14 yrs
Moore’s homes are older
Owasso 2001Moore 1987
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $550 more a month in Owasso

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 →
Owasso$1,910/mo
Typical home $319K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.90% · or rent about $1,270/mo · Housing →

The difference: $550 a month, about $6,600 a year, between Owasso and Moore.

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

Owasso places higher on 17 of 23 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 B−OwassoSafer than 51% of U.S. towns
Schools
A−MooreBetter than 82% of districts in the state AOwassoBetter than 86% of districts in the state
Health
B−MooreHealthier than 53% of U.S. towns B+OwassoHealthier than 69% of U.S. towns
5Moore
17Owasso

Lists won, of 23 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Most new homesHousing · 128 towns #61#8 SafestSafety · 127 towns #56#30 Shortest commuteGetting around · 134 towns #94#69 Rent easiest to affordCost of living · 54 towns #28#18 Lowest depressionHealth · 134 towns #84#106 Best schoolsSchools · 128 towns #32#12 Most remote workersWork · 131 towns #27#7 Most affordableCost of living · 134 towns #103#121

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
MooreOwasso
Snow a year7″9″
January low27°F28°F
July high93°F94°F
Growing season (days)213d220d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)58th50th
Outdoors & history
MooreOwasso
Trails17 mi12 mi
Conserved land1.7%3.3%
Settled18891904
National Register places1—
Archive photos1212
Famous people born here108
Community
MooreOwasso
Library hours a week72 hrs55 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

113 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

MooreOKOwassoOK
Moore ↔ Owasso113 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.

MooreOwasso
People
Population 63,420Highest 40,151Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +14%Lowest OK: +5.5% +32.2%Highest OK: +5.5%
Median age 34.1±0.9Highest 8% below OK 34±1.3Lowest 8% below OK
Moore and Owasso are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 25.7%±1.4Lowest OK: 24% 26%±1.9Highest OK: 24%
Owasso and Moore are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 13.3%±1.4Highest OK: 16.3% 12.8%±1.4Lowest OK: 16.3%
Moore and Owasso are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 29.1%Lowest OK: 28.3% 34.6%Highest OK: 28.3%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 7%±1Highest OK: 5.8% 6.3%±0.9Lowest OK: 5.8%
Moore and Owasso are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $80,420±$4kHighest 24% above OK $79,036±$4kLowest 22% above OK
Moore and Owasso are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $204,500±$5kLowest about the OK average $243,100±$4kHighest 22% above OK
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,340±$54Highest 32% above OK $1,270±$43Lowest 25% above OK
Moore and Owasso are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,173Lowest 36% above OK $2,185Highest 37% above OK
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 45.5%±5.6Highest OK: 46.3% 43%±5.9Lowest OK: 46.3%
Moore and Owasso are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 11.4%Highest OK: 15.3% 7.3%Lowest OK: 15.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 67.9%Highest OK: 65.8% 63.5%Lowest OK: 65.8%
Typical home builtmedian year 1987Lowest 7 yrs newer than OK 2001Highest 21 yrs newer than OK
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 23 minHighest about the OK average 22 minLowest 3% below OK
Work from home 9.8%±1.6Lowest OK: 9.4% 12.9%±1.8Highest OK: 9.4%
Owasso and Moore are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 11.3%Lowest 13.9%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 10.3 miLowest 12.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.65Lowest 0.75Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Oklahoma City (55%)Tulsa (45%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in OwassoFew work in Moore
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 1.7%Lowest 3.3%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 16.8 miHighest 12.3 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.8 miHighest 0.7 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 15Highest 7Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 81.3Lowest 87.3Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #32 of 128 in OK#12 of 128 in OK
School district MOOREOWASSO
High school in town Moore HSOwasso HS
Students per teacherat that high school 20.9Lowest 22.2Highest
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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