Cushing is #1 in Oklahoma for a top hospital nearby
Cushing is ranked on 40 lists against the 134 Oklahoma towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 3 and the top quarter on 5.
A podium finish, and more
Each list ranks every OK town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Cushing marked.
Cushing lands in the top half on 14 of 26 lists
Each dot is Cushing’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in OK, the right end is last. Areas where Cushing does best come first.
Fewer homes per newcomer than 92% of Oklahoma
Not better or worse, just Cushing’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
1 spot from the top 3 for affordable rent
Lists where Cushing sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Where Cushing lands in every OK ranking
41 lists from Census, school, health, library, crime, climate and land data. Tap any list to see every town on it.
Health
Healthiest#1 Nichols Hills · 92 / 100
#87
Lowest obesity#1 Nichols Hills · 31%
#64
Fewest smokers#1 Nichols Hills · 8%
#105
Most active#1 Nichols Hills · 19%
#75
Fewest uninsured#1 Nichols Hills · 5%
#99
Lowest depression#1 Hinton · 19%
#16
Closest to a top hospital#1 Cushing · 0.3 mi
#1 Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Turley · 0.8 yrs
#36
Cheapest rent#1 Pawhuska · $554/mo
#35
Lowest property tax#1 Wewoka · $382/yr
#38
Rent easiest to afford#1 Jenks · 29.2%
#4 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 McAlester · 32.2%
#21
Most trails#1 Perkins · 1.7 mi / sq mi
#66
Most walkable#1 Mangum · 179 / sq mi
#35 
Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Altus · 11.1 min
#45 Safety
Safest#1 Elgin · 1.4
#63 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Longtown · 27.4%
#110
Most new homes#1 Newcastle · 19.4 per 1,000
#81
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Checotah · +94.9%
#50
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Guymon · 41.2 per home
#5 People
Most educated#1 Nichols Hills · 72.6%
#88
Youngest#1 Stillwater · 23.9
#62
Oldest#1 Longtown · 59.8
#73
Most residents 65+#1 Longtown · 40.9%
#63
Most kids#1 Perkins · 38.9%
#79 
The number on the right is Cushing’s spot. All of Oklahoma’s rankings, with the map → · National lists and other states: all rankings.
Do the numbers ring true?
The lists count what can be counted. Neighbors know the rest.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
- 2,500+ residents. Census estimates for smaller towns carry margins of error too wide to rank fairly, so they sit out every OK list.
- One town, one row. A city that is both a city and a town in Census data, or a village inside a town, is counted once.
- Ties share a rank. Towns on one weather station, one school district or one CDC estimate share a figure, so they share a spot (T).
- No “worst” lists. Lists rank toward the good end, and share cards are made only for the top half. Age, snow and the like are character, not grades.
U.S. Census Bureau (American Community Survey 5-year, 2010 and 2020 censuses, Building Permits Survey), U.S. Department of Education, FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, CDC PLACES, Medicare Care Compare, IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FHFA House Price Index, NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. Each list explains its own method.