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Pawnee vs Spiro

144 miles apart. The biggest differences: work in town (+25.4 pts in Pawnee) and growth since 2010 (+8.9 pts in Spiro).

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Pawnee, OKHomes around $82KOklahoma · 1,886 people
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Spiro, OKOne of the healthiest townsOklahoma · 2,269 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.

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 →
SpiroOne of the healthiest towns
Health94% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates Housing$96K typical home57% below the OK typical home All about Spiro →
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.

Work in town+25.4 pts
More of Pawnee’s workers stay in town
Pawnee 35.1%Spiro 9.7%
Growth since 2010+8.9 pts
Spiro has grown faster since 2010
Spiro -2.9%Pawnee -11.8%
Property tax bill+22%
Tax bills are bigger in Spiro
Spiro $764Pawnee $625
Jobs per worker+66%
Pawnee is more of a job hub
Pawnee 1.08Spiro 0.65
★ What stands out · 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.

Pawnee$470/mo
Typical home $82K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.63% · or rent about $829/mo · Housing →
Spiro$560/mo
Typical home $96K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.76% · or rent about $830/mo · Housing →

The difference: $90 a month, about $1,100 a year, between Spiro 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 B−SpiroSafer than 53% of U.S. towns
Schools
B−PawneeBetter than 47% of districts in the state B−SpiroBetter than 47% of districts in the state
Health
C−PawneeHealthier than 15% of U.S. towns DSpiroHealthier than 6% 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
PawneeSpiro
Snow a year1″1″
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)85th73rd
Outdoors & history
PawneeSpiro
National Register places91
Archive photos612
Famous people born here146
Community
PawneeSpiro
Library hours a week39 hrs32 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.

Where they are

144 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

PawneeOKSpiroOK
Pawnee ↔ Spiro144 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.

PawneeSpiro
People
Population 1,886Lowest 2,269Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -11.8%Lowest OK: +5.5% -2.9%Highest OK: +5.5%
Median age 36.5±3.8Highest about the OK average 36±3.5Lowest about the OK average
Pawnee and Spiro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 23%±3.7Lowest OK: 24% 24.3%±3.1Highest OK: 24%
Spiro and Pawnee 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% 16.3%±3.5Lowest OK: 16.3%
Pawnee and Spiro 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% 13.9%Lowest OK: 28.3%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.6%±1.8Lowest OK: 5.8% 3.9%±1.8Highest OK: 5.8%
Spiro and Pawnee 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 $41,848±$10kHighest 36% below OK
Spiro 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±$14kLowest 50% below OK $100,700±$15kHighest 50% below OK
Spiro and Pawnee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $829±$94Lowest 18% below OK $830±$68Highest 18% below OK
Spiro and Pawnee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $625Lowest 61% below OK $764Highest 52% below OK
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 55.7%±7.9Lowest OK: 46.3% 58.3%±12.2Highest OK: 46.3%
Spiro and Pawnee 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% 20.6%Highest OK: 15.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 67.1%Highest OK: 65.8% 60.7%Lowest OK: 65.8%
Typical home builtmedian year 1969Lowest 11 yrs older than OK 1979Highest 1 yr older than OK
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 18 minLowest 19% below OK 21 minHighest 6% below OK
Work from home 1.4%±1.5Lowest OK: 9.4% 3.6%±2.3Highest OK: 9.4%
Spiro and Pawnee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 35.1%Highest 9.7%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 21.3 miHighest 16.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.08Highest 0.65Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Stillwater (9%)Fort Smith (31%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in SpiroFew work in Pawnee
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 5.1%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 0.6 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 51.7Lowest 71.3Highest
Schools
School district PAWNEESPIRO
High school in town Pawnee HSSpiro HS
Students per teacherat that high school 15.5Highest 13.6Lowest
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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