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Summit vs Orlando 114 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (2.4× in Orlando) and typical home built (34 yrs in Orlando).
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.
Summit A small town of 124
Quiet strengths Summit doesn’t stand out on the data we have Neighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Summit →
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.
★ What stands out · 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.
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
Growing season (days) — 210d Outdoors & history
National Register places 3 —
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 114 miles apart Straight-line miles between town centers.
Summit ↔ Orlando 114 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.
Raising kids Affordability Owning a home Short commute Working from home Younger crowd Settled, older crowd Growing town Outdoorsy Walkable streets
Population
124 Highest 106 Lowest
Median age
44.3 ±21.1 Highest 20% above OK 42.3 ±10.3 Lowest 14% above OK
Kids under 18
36.3% ±9.9 Highest OK: 24% 16% ±19.6 Lowest OK: 24%
Age 65+
33.1% ±17.7 Highest OK: 16.3% 24.5% ±19.1 Lowest OK: 16.3%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
15.2% Highest OK: 28.3% 12.3% Lowest OK: 28.3%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
4.8% ±4.6 Lowest OK: 5.8% 5.7% ±11.2 Highest OK: 5.8%
Household incomemedian
— $46,250 ±$9k 29% below OK
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
— $65,000 ±$32k 67% below OK
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
0% ±100 OK: 46.3% 0% ±100 OK: 46.3%
Below poverty line
25.8% Highest OK: 15.3% 13.2% Lowest OK: 15.3%
Homeownersof occupied homes
90.7% Lowest OK: 65.8% 91.1% Highest OK: 65.8%
Typical home builtmedian year
1993 Highest 13 yrs newer than OK 1959 Lowest 21 yrs older than OK
Average commuteone way
26 min Lowest 17% above OK 27 min Highest 21% above OK
Work from home
0% ±31.3 OK: 9.4% 0% ±23.3 OK: 9.4%
Work in townworking residents
0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line
13.3 mi Lowest 38.3 mi Highest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub
2.02 Highest 1.83 Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town
Muskogee (39%) Oklahoma City (31%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others
Few work in Orlando Few work in Summit
Conserved landshare of the town
0% 0%
Trailsmapped miles
0.0 mi Lowest 0.1 mi Highest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi
0.0 mi Lowest 0.3 mi Highest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map
0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure
31.6 Lowest 75.5 Highest
School district
— MULHALL-ORLANDO
High school in town
— Mulhall-Orlando HS
Students per teacherat that high school
— 11.7
“±” Census margin of error ACS 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.
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Bordering Summit Towns like Summit 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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