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Mounds vs Glenpool

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: household income (2.6× in Glenpool) and size (13.4× in Glenpool).

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Mounds, OKOne of the healthiest townsOklahoma · 1,059 people
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Glenpool, OKKnown for its schoolsOklahoma · 14,151 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.

MoundsOne of the healthiest towns
Health74% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates Housing$278K typical home24% above the OK typical home SchoolsBetter than 34%of OK districts All about Mounds →
GlenpoolKnown for its schools
Schools#46 for schools in OKof 128 towns Housing$244K typical home9% above the OK typical home Health54% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Glenpool →
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.

Household income2.6×
Households in Glenpool earn more
Glenpool $79,525Mounds $30,375
Size13.4×
Glenpool is the bigger place
Glenpool 14,151Mounds 1,059
Growth since 2010+46.9 pts
Glenpool has grown faster since 2010
Glenpool +26.7%Mounds -20.2%
Trails5.3×
Glenpool has more miles of trail
Glenpool 1.6 miMounds 0.3 mi
Rent+80%
Rent runs higher in Glenpool
Glenpool $1,370Mounds $763
Property tax bill2×
Tax bills are bigger in Glenpool
Glenpool $1,834Mounds $938
★ What stands out · 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
–MoundsNot graded B−GlenpoolSafer than 48% of U.S. towns
Schools
CMoundsBetter than 34% of districts in the state A−GlenpoolBetter than 77% of districts in the state
Health
CMoundsHealthier than 26% of U.S. towns B−GlenpoolHealthier than 46% of U.S. towns
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.

Mounds$1,600/mo
Typical home $278K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.62% · or rent about $763/mo · Housing →
Glenpool$1,460/mo
Typical home $244K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.91% · or rent about $1,370/mo · Housing →

The difference: $130 a month, about $1,600 a year, between Mounds and Glenpool.

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.

Where they are

Mounds and Glenpool share a border

And the people who already live in one and work in the other.

MoundsGlenpoolMoundsGlenpool
Mounds ↔ Glenpool6.1 miles apart · They share a border
Who commutes between them
11 Mounds residents work in Glenpool (2.7% of its workers)
Work & commute in Mounds →
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
MoundsGlenpool
Snow a year7″9″
January low26°F28°F
July high92°F94°F
Growing season (days)196d220d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)76th33rd
Outdoors & history
MoundsGlenpool
Trails—2 mi
Conserved land—7.1%
Archive photos318
Famous people born here1—
Community
MoundsGlenpool
Library hours a week35 hrs47 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.

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.

MoundsGlenpool
People
Population 1,059Lowest 14,151Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -20.2%Lowest OK: +5.5% +26.7%Highest OK: +5.5%
Median age 29.8±4.9Lowest 19% below OK 35.1±1.8Highest 5% below OK
Glenpool and Mounds are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 28.6%±4.6Highest OK: 24% 26.1%±2.6Lowest OK: 24%
Mounds and Glenpool are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 16.8%±3.5Highest OK: 16.3% 11.1%±2Lowest OK: 16.3%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 8.4%Lowest OK: 28.3% 26.3%Highest OK: 28.3%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0.9%±1.5Lowest OK: 5.8% 5%±1.5Highest OK: 5.8%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $30,375±$10kLowest 53% below OK $79,525±$4kHighest 22% above OK
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $151,800±$28kLowest 24% below OK $201,700±$13kHighest about the OK average
Rentmedian gross, monthly $763±$465Lowest 25% below OK $1,370±$58Highest 35% above OK
Property taxmedian, yearly $938Lowest 41% below OK $1,834Highest 15% above OK
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 41.9%±32.9Lowest OK: 46.3% 42.5%±6.2Highest OK: 46.3%
Glenpool and Mounds are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 25.5%Highest OK: 15.3% 11%Lowest OK: 15.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 48.7%Lowest OK: 65.8% 69.3%Highest OK: 65.8%
Typical home builtmedian year 1980Lowest same as OK 1995Highest 15 yrs newer than OK
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 20 minLowest 10% below OK 24 minHighest 8% above OK
Work from home 4.3%±3.9Lowest OK: 9.4% 5.4%±1.7Highest OK: 9.4%
Glenpool and Mounds are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 3.2%Lowest 6.7%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 17.8 miHighest 11.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.81Highest 0.50Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Tulsa (33%)Tulsa (46%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 3% work in GlenpoolFew work in Mounds
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.3%Lowest 7.1%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.3 miLowest 1.6 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 mi 0.1 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 6Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 31.4Lowest 44.6Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading —#46 of 128 in OK
School district MOUNDSGLENPOOL
High school in town Mounds HSGlenpool HS
Students per teacherat that high school 12.5Lowest 16.8Highest
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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