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

DMuldrowSafer than 9% of U.S. towns C+McLoudSafer than 40% of U.S. towns

Schools

A−MuldrowBetter than 78% of districts in the state CMcLoudBetter than 25% of districts in the state

Health

D−MuldrowHealthier than 4% of U.S. towns CMcLoudHealthier than 28% of U.S. towns

7Muldrow

13McLoud

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

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

Left end = #1 in Oklahoma. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Muldrow’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.

Down paymentRate%

Muldrow$1,120/mo

Typical home $196K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.59% · or rent about $719/mo · Housing →

McLoud$1,350/mo

Typical home $237K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.57% · or rent about $718/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

MuldrowMcLoud

Snow a year1″4″

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)74th 68th

Outdoors & history

MuldrowMcLoud

Trails1 mi —

Conserved land6.5%—

Settled1887 —

Archive photos1 5

Famous people born here—7

Community

MuldrowMcLoud

Library hours a week50 hrs 51 hrs

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined0 0

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.

MuldrowOK McLoudOK

Muldrow ↔ McLoud142 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.

Only big differences vs Oklahoma average

MuldrowMcLoud

People

Population 3,309Lowest 4,425Highest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -5.6%Lowest OK: +5.5% +7.6%Highest OK: +5.5%

Median age 39.5±3.7Lowest 7% above OK 42±2.5Highest 14% 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 20.3%±4.7Highest OK: 24% 14.2%±3.2Lowest OK: 24%

Muldrow and McLoud are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Age 65+ 15.4%±3.6Highest OK: 16.3% 12.4%±2.7Lowest 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+ 13.3%Highest OK: 28.3% 10.9%Lowest OK: 28.3%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.6%±1.9Lowest OK: 5.8% 4.2%±1.9Highest 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 $45,067±$5kLowest 31% below OK $63,469±$12kHighest about the OK average

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $114,300±$16kLowest 43% below OK $157,400±$28kHighest 21% 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 $719±$58Highest 29% below OK $718±$55Lowest 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 $673Lowest 58% below OK $891Highest 44% below OK

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 51.3%±13.1Highest OK: 46.3% 29.1%±12.3Lowest 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 19.2%Highest OK: 15.3% 18%Lowest OK: 15.3%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 63.5%Lowest OK: 65.8% 67.3%Highest OK: 65.8%

Typical home builtmedian year 1981Lowest 1 yr newer than OK 1986Highest 6 yrs newer than OK

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 22 minLowest about the OK average 27 minHighest 19% above OK

Work from home 2.3%±3.2Lowest OK: 9.4% 5.9%±3.7Highest 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 8.6%Highest 5.7%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 13.8 miLowest 23.3 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.58Lowest 0.75Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Fort Smith (30%)Oklahoma City (34%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in McLoudFew work in Muldrow

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 6.5%Lowest 8.8%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 0.5 miLowest 0.6 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miHighest 0.0 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Highest 0Lowest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 47.3Highest 9.3Lowest

Schools

Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #39 of 128 in OK #111 of 128 in OK

School district MULDROWMCLOUD

High school in town Muldrow HSMcLoud HS

Students per teacherat that high school 14.5Lowest 14.8Highest

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.

Muldrow vs McLoud

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they differ most

McLoud places higher on 13 of 21 OK lists

A typical home costs $230 more a month in McLoud

What daily life feels like in each

142 miles apart

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