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

D−MuskogeeSafer than 4% of U.S. towns –SummitNot graded

Schools

B−MuskogeeBetter than 47% of districts in the state –SummitNot graded

Health

D−MuskogeeHealthier than 3% of U.S. towns –SummitNot graded

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

MuskogeeSummit

Snow a year3″6″

January low26°F —

July high93°F —

Growing season (days)208d —

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)50th 75th

Outdoors & history

MuskogeeSummit

Trails17 mi —

Conserved land3.6%—

Settled1898 —

National Register places34 3

Archive photos12 5

Famous people born here70 —

Community

MuskogeeSummit

Library hours a week63 hrs —

Colleges in town1 —

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.

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

MuskogeeSummit

People

Population 36,758Highest 124Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -6% OK: +5.5% —

Median age 35.9±0.9Lowest about the OK average 44.3±21.1Highest 20% above OK

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

Kids under 18 26.3%±1.3Lowest OK: 24% 36.3%±9.9Highest OK: 24%

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

Age 65+ 15.9%±1.1Lowest OK: 16.3% 33.1%±17.7Highest OK: 16.3%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 18.7%Highest OK: 28.3% 15.2%Lowest OK: 28.3%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.8%±0.8 OK: 5.8% 4.8%±4.6 OK: 5.8%

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $50,213±$3k 23% below OK —

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $146,100±$11k 27% below OK —

Rentmedian gross, monthly $858±$24 15% below OK —

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,047 35% below OK —

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 49.2%±4.4Highest OK: 46.3% 0%±100Lowest OK: 46.3%

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

Below poverty line 24.1%Lowest OK: 15.3% 25.8%Highest OK: 15.3%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 55%Lowest OK: 65.8% 90.7%Highest OK: 65.8%

Typical home builtmedian year 1972Lowest 8 yrs older than OK 1993Highest 13 yrs newer than OK

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 19 minLowest 14% below OK 26 minHighest 17% above OK

Work from home 7.6%±1.6Highest OK: 9.4% 0%±31.3Lowest OK: 9.4%

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

Work in townworking residents 47%Highest 0%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 6.8 miLowest 13.3 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.43Lowest 2.02Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Tulsa (12%)Muskogee (39%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Summit39% work in Muskogee

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 3.6%Highest 0%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 17.4 miHighest 0.0 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.4 miHighest 0.0 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 19Highest 0Lowest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 53.6Highest 31.6Lowest

Schools

Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #99 of 128 in OK—

School district OKLAHOMA SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND · HILLDALE—

High school in town Muskogee HS—

Students per teacherat that high school 17.1 —

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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