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

CTecumsehSafer than 25% of U.S. towns C+CushingSafer than 35% of U.S. towns

Schools

C+TecumsehBetter than 44% of districts in the state A−CushingBetter than 81% of districts in the state

Health

DTecumsehHealthier than 11% of U.S. towns DCushingHealthier than 11% of U.S. towns

8Tecumseh

14Cushing

Lists won, of 22 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Closest to a top hospitalHealth · 134 towns #90#4 Most conserved landOutdoors · 131 towns #103#21 Most walkableOutdoors · 134 towns #117#35 Lowest depressionHealth · 134 towns #84#16 Most remote workersWork · 131 towns #35#94 Best schoolsSchools · 128 towns #110#55 Fastest growingGrowth · 134 towns #92#38 Fewest uninsuredHealth · 134 towns #47#99

Left end = #1 in Oklahoma. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Tecumseh’s rankings →

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.

Down paymentRate%

Tecumseh$780/mo

Typical home $135K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.62% · or rent about $805/mo · Housing →

Cushing$840/mo

Typical home $145K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.66% · or rent about $798/mo · Housing →

The difference: $60 a month, about $700 a year, between Cushing and Tecumseh.

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.

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

TecumsehCushing

Snow a year1″4″

January low—26°F

July high—93°F

Growing season (days)—217d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)75th 53rd

Outdoors & history

TecumsehCushing

Trails3 mi 1 mi

Conserved land2%15.9%

Settled1891 1891

National Register places1 7

Archive photos18 12

Famous people born here1 7

Community

TecumsehCushing

Library hours a week51 hrs 52 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

50 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

TecumsehOK CushingOK

Tecumseh ↔ Cushing50 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

TecumsehCushing

People

Population 6,332Lowest 8,367Highest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -2.4%Lowest OK: +5.5% +6.4%Highest OK: +5.5%

Median age 34.5±3.7Lowest 7% below OK 35.7±3.4Highest 4% below OK

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

Kids under 18 24.4%±3.6Lowest OK: 24% 24.5%±3.2Highest OK: 24%

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

Age 65+ 14.7%±3.3Lowest OK: 16.3% 16.1%±2.6Highest OK: 16.3%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 14%Lowest OK: 28.3% 15.9%Highest OK: 28.3%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.8%±1.4Highest OK: 5.8% 3.1%±1.7Lowest OK: 5.8%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $48,573±$9kHighest 25% below OK $44,136±$5kLowest 32% below OK

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $122,500±$16kHighest 39% below OK $114,500±$20kLowest 43% below OK

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $805±$103Highest 21% below OK $798±$71Lowest 21% below OK

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $765Highest 52% below OK $752Lowest 53% below OK

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 42.5%±12.2Highest OK: 46.3% 38.1%±7.2Lowest OK: 46.3%

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

Below poverty line 16.3%Lowest OK: 15.3% 22%Highest OK: 15.3%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 56.9%Highest OK: 65.8% 55.2%Lowest OK: 65.8%

Typical home builtmedian year 1977Highest 3 yrs older than OK 1958Lowest 22 yrs older than OK

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 23 minHighest about the OK average 19 minLowest 15% below OK

Work from home 8.8%±3.7Highest OK: 9.4% 4.3%±2Lowest OK: 9.4%

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

Work in townworking residents 9.2%Lowest 23.9%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 16.8 miLowest 21.3 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.55Lowest 0.88Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Oklahoma City (21%)Stillwater (12%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in CushingFew work in Tecumseh

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 2%Lowest 15.9%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 3.4 miHighest 1.3 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 mi 0.2 mi

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2Highest 1Lowest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 18.9Lowest 65.6Highest

Schools

Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #110 of 128 in OK #55 of 128 in OK

School district TECUMSEHCUSHING

High school in town Tecumseh HSCushing HS

Students per teacherat that high school 17.4Highest 13.9Lowest

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.

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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.

Tecumseh vs Cushing

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they part ways

Cushing places higher on 14 of 22 OK lists

A typical home costs about the same each month

What daily life feels like in each

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