Edmond is #1 in Oklahoma for public schools
Edmond is ranked on 37 lists against the 134 Oklahoma towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 10 and the top quarter on 13.
Edmond is on Oklahoma’s podium 6 times
Each list ranks every OK town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Edmond marked.
1 spot from the top 3 for low obesity
Lists where Edmond sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Edmond lands in the top half on 17 of 23 lists
Each dot is Edmond’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in OK, the right end is last. Areas where Edmond does best come first.
Less snow than 82% of Oklahoma
Not better or worse, just Edmond’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Edmond out-ranks every neighbor it can be compared with
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.
Where Edmond 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.
People
Most educated#1 Nichols Hills · 72.6%
#2
Youngest#1 Stillwater · 23.9
#93
Oldest#1 Longtown · 59.8
#40
Most residents 65+#1 Longtown · 40.9%
#66
Most kids#1 Perkins · 38.9%
#57 Health
Healthiest#1 Nichols Hills · 92 / 100
#2
Lowest obesity#1 Nichols Hills · 31%
#4
Fewest smokers#1 Nichols Hills · 8%
#2
Most active#1 Nichols Hills · 19%
#2
Fewest uninsured#1 Nichols Hills · 5%
#2
Lowest depression#1 Hinton · 19%
#16
Closest to a top hospital#1 Cushing · 0.3 mi
#45 
Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Longtown · 27.4%
#93
Most new homes#1 Newcastle · 19.4 per 1,000
#13
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Checotah · +94.9%
#41
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Guymon · 41.2 per home
#24 
Safety
Safest#1 Elgin · 1.4
#34 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 McAlester · 32.2%
#72
Most trails#1 Perkins · 1.7 mi / sq mi
#26
Most walkable#1 Mangum · 179 / sq mi
#64 Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Altus · 11.1 min
#98 Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Turley · 0.8 yrs
#132
Cheapest rent#1 Pawhuska · $554/mo
#127
Lowest property tax#1 Wewoka · $382/yr
#130
Rent easiest to afford#1 Jenks · 29.2%
#49 
The number on the right is Edmond’s spot. All of Oklahoma’s rankings, with the map → · National lists and other states: all rankings.
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The lists count what can be counted. Neighbors know the rest.
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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.