How Duncan compares across Oklahoma
Duncan is ranked on 40 lists against the 134 Oklahoma towns with 2,500+ residents.
More seniors than 95% of Oklahoma
Not better or worse, just Duncan’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Duncan out-ranks 0 of its 1 ranked neighbors
Head to head on the lists where both towns are ranked: a point for each list where one town places higher. Tap a town for its own rankings.
Duncan lands in the top half on 11 of 26 lists
Each dot is Duncan’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in OK, the right end is last. Areas where Duncan does best come first.
4 spots from the top 25 for kids’ library use
Lists where Duncan sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
The lists Duncan does best on
Each list ranks every OK town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Duncan marked.
Every OK list, and where Duncan lands
41 lists from Census, school, health, library, crime, climate and land data. Tap any list to see every town on it.
Libraries
Most-used libraries#1 Kingfisher · 15.6 per resident
#16
Most library borrowing#1 Kingfisher · 14.9 per resident
#25
Best libraries for kids#1 Stillwater · 22.8 per child
#29 Health
Healthiest#1 Nichols Hills · 92 / 100
#86
Lowest obesity#1 Nichols Hills · 31%
#50
Fewest smokers#1 Nichols Hills · 8%
#88
Most active#1 Nichols Hills · 19%
#85
Fewest uninsured#1 Nichols Hills · 5%
#84
Lowest depression#1 Hinton · 19%
#43
Closest to a top hospital#1 Cushing · 0.3 mi
#116 
Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Turley · 0.8 yrs
#48
Cheapest rent#1 Pawhuska · $554/mo
#74
Lowest property tax#1 Wewoka · $382/yr
#59
Rent easiest to afford#1 Jenks · 29.2%
#36 People
Most educated#1 Nichols Hills · 72.6%
#66
Youngest#1 Stillwater · 23.9
#118
Oldest#1 Longtown · 59.8
#17
Most residents 65+#1 Longtown · 40.9%
#8
Most kids#1 Perkins · 38.9%
#109 Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Altus · 11.1 min
#74 Safety
Safest#1 Elgin · 1.4
#90 
Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Longtown · 27.4%
#29
Most new homes#1 Newcastle · 19.4 per 1,000
#100
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Checotah · +94.9%
#18
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Guymon · 41.2 per home
The number on the right is Duncan’s spot. All of Oklahoma’s rankings, with the map → · National lists and other states: all rankings.
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- 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.