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Pawnee vs Drumright

27 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (7× in Drumright) and rent (+76% in Pawnee).

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Pawnee, OKHomes around $82KOklahoma · 1,886 people

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Drumright, OKOne of the healthiest townsOklahoma · 2,361 people

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.

PawneeHomes around $82K

Housing$82K typical home63% below the OK typical home Health85% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates

History9 historic places9 places on the National Register All about Pawnee →

DrumrightOne of the healthiest towns

Health93% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates Housing$126K typical home44% below the OK typical home

HistorySettled in 19139 places on the National Register All about Drumright →

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.

Drumright has more miles of trail

Drumright 4.2 miPawnee 0.6 mi

Rent runs higher in Pawnee

Pawnee $829Drumright $472

Work in town+18.8 pts

More of Pawnee’s workers stay in town

Pawnee 35.1%Drumright 16.3%

Average commute6 min

Pawnee has the shorter commute

Drumright 24 minPawnee 18 min

Work from home+6 pts

More people work from home in Drumright

Drumright 7.4%Pawnee 1.4%

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $260 more a month in Drumright

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%

Pawnee$470/mo

Typical home $82K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.63% · or rent about $829/mo · Housing →

Drumright$740/mo

Typical home $126K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.75% · or rent about $472/mo · Housing →

The difference: $260 a month, about $3,200 a year, between Drumright and Pawnee.

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

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

CPawneeSafer than 26% of U.S. towns C−DrumrightSafer than 20% of U.S. towns

Schools

B−PawneeBetter than 47% of districts in the state CDrumrightBetter than 32% of districts in the state

Health

C−PawneeHealthier than 15% of U.S. towns DDrumrightHealthier than 7% of U.S. towns

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

PawneeDrumright

Snow a year1″4″

January low—26°F

July high—93°F

Growing season (days)—217d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)85th 62nd

Outdoors & history

PawneeDrumright

Conserved land—0%

Settled—1913

National Register places9 9

Archive photos6 12

Famous people born here14 7

Community

PawneeDrumright

Library hours a week39 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

27 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

PawneeDrumright

Pawnee ↔ Drumright27 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

PawneeDrumright

People

Population 1,886Lowest 2,361Highest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -11.8%Highest OK: +5.5% -11.9%Lowest OK: +5.5%

Median age 36.5±3.8Lowest about the OK average 37.5±4Highest about the OK average

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

Kids under 18 23%±3.7Highest OK: 24% 22.2%±2.7Lowest OK: 24%

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

Age 65+ 20.3%±4.5Highest OK: 16.3% 17.7%±5.5Lowest OK: 16.3%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 18.2%Highest OK: 28.3% 12.7%Lowest OK: 28.3%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.6%±1.8Highest OK: 5.8% 3%±1.3Lowest OK: 5.8%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $41,471±$5kLowest 36% below OK $45,580±$8kHighest 30% below OK

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $99,300±$14kHighest 50% below OK $85,600±$13kLowest 57% below OK

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $829±$94Highest 18% below OK $472±$138Lowest 53% below OK

Property taxmedian, yearly $625Lowest 61% below OK $641Highest 60% below OK

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 55.7%±7.9Highest OK: 46.3% 49.4%±8.5Lowest OK: 46.3%

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

Below poverty line 14.9%Lowest OK: 15.3% 24.7%Highest OK: 15.3%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 67.1%Lowest OK: 65.8% 68.3%Highest OK: 65.8%

Typical home builtmedian year 1969Lowest 11 yrs older than OK 1971Highest 9 yrs older than OK

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 18 minLowest 19% below OK 24 minHighest 9% above OK

Work from home 1.4%±1.5Lowest OK: 9.4% 7.4%±3.3Highest OK: 9.4%

Work in townworking residents 35.1%Highest 16.3%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 21.3 miLowest 29.3 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.08Highest 0.83Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Stillwater (9%)Tulsa (12%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in DrumrightFew work in Pawnee

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 5.1%Highest 0%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 0.6 miLowest 4.2 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 miLowest 0.6 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 51.7Highest 47.4Lowest

Schools

School district PAWNEEDRUMRIGHT

High school in town Pawnee HSDrumright HS

Students per teacherat that high school 15.5Lowest 17.8Highest

Oklahoma average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024

Deciding?

Ask the people who live there

The numbers stop at the town line. Neighbors can tell you about the commute at 7am, the schools, the winters and the feel of the place.

Pawnee neighborsTown Square →

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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.