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Owasso vs Moore

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

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Owasso, OKHomes around $319KOklahoma · 40,151 people
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Moore, OKAn outdoors townOklahoma · 63,420 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.

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 →
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 →
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.

Owasso$1,910/mo
Typical home $319K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.90% · or rent about $1,270/mo · Housing →
Moore$1,360/mo
Typical home $222K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.06% · or rent about $1,340/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
B−OwassoSafer than 51% of U.S. towns C+MooreSafer than 38% of U.S. towns
Schools
AOwassoBetter than 86% of districts in the state A−MooreBetter than 82% of districts in the state
Health
B+OwassoHealthier than 69% of U.S. towns B−MooreHealthier than 53% of U.S. towns
17Owasso
5Moore

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

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

Left end = #1 in Oklahoma. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Owasso’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
OwassoMoore
Snow a year9″7″
January low28°F27°F
July high94°F93°F
Growing season (days)220d213d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)50th58th
Outdoors & history
OwassoMoore
Trails12 mi17 mi
Conserved land3.3%1.7%
Settled19041889
National Register places—1
Archive photos1212
Famous people born here810
Community
OwassoMoore
Library hours a week55 hrs72 hrs
Colleges in town—1
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.

OwassoOKMooreOK
Owasso ↔ Moore113 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.

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