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Summit vs Muskogee

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: size (296.4× in Muskogee) and work in town (+47 pts in Muskogee).

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Summit, OKA small town of 124Oklahoma · 124 people
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Muskogee, OKA history townOklahoma · 36,758 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.

SummitA small town of 124
Quiet strengthsSummit doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Summit →
MuskogeeA history town
HistorySettled in 189834 places on the National Register Famous people70 notable peopleborn in Muskogee Health97% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Muskogee →
The biggest differences

Where they part ways

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Size296.4×
Muskogee is the bigger place
Muskogee 36,758Summit 124
Work in town+47 pts
More of Muskogee’s workers stay in town
Muskogee 47%Summit 0%
Homeowners+35.7 pts renters
Muskogee has more renters
Summit 90.7%Muskogee 55%
Typical home built21 yrs
Muskogee’s homes are older
Summit 1993Muskogee 1972
Average commute7 min
Muskogee has the shorter commute
Summit 26 minMuskogee 19 min
Street grid+70%
Muskogee has the more walkable street grid
Muskogee 53.6Summit 31.6
★ What stands out · Where they are

Summit and Muskogee share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

SummitMuskogeeSummitMuskogee
Summit ↔ Muskogee6.3 miles apart · They share a border
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
–SummitNot graded D−MuskogeeSafer than 4% of U.S. towns
Schools
–SummitNot graded B−MuskogeeBetter than 47% of districts in the state
Health
–SummitNot graded D−MuskogeeHealthier than 3% 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
SummitMuskogee
Snow a year6″3″
January low—26°F
July high—93°F
Growing season (days)—208d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)75th50th
Outdoors & history
SummitMuskogee
Trails—17 mi
Conserved land—3.6%
Settled—1898
National Register places334
Archive photos512
Famous people born here—70
Community
SummitMuskogee
Library hours a week—63 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.

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.

SummitMuskogee
People
Population 124Lowest 36,758Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census — -6% OK: +5.5%
Median age 44.3±21.1Highest 20% above OK 35.9±0.9Lowest about the OK average
Summit and Muskogee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 36.3%±9.9Highest OK: 24% 26.3%±1.3Lowest OK: 24%
Summit and Muskogee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 33.1%±17.7Highest OK: 16.3% 15.9%±1.1Lowest 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+ 15.2%Lowest OK: 28.3% 18.7%Highest OK: 28.3%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.8%±4.6 OK: 5.8% 4.8%±0.8 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 0%±100Lowest OK: 46.3% 49.2%±4.4Highest 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 25.8%Highest OK: 15.3% 24.1%Lowest OK: 15.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 90.7%Highest OK: 65.8% 55%Lowest OK: 65.8%
Typical home builtmedian year 1993Highest 13 yrs newer than OK 1972Lowest 8 yrs older than OK
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 26 minHighest 17% above OK 19 minLowest 14% below OK
Work from home 0%±31.3Lowest OK: 9.4% 7.6%±1.6Highest 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 0%Lowest 47%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 13.3 miHighest 6.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 2.02Highest 1.43Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Muskogee (39%)Tulsa (12%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 39% work in MuskogeeFew work in Summit
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 3.6%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 17.4 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.4 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 19Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 31.6Lowest 53.6Highest
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
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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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