Guthrie ranks #7 in Oklahoma for kids’ library use
Guthrie is ranked on 40 lists against the 134 Oklahoma towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 1 and the top quarter on 2.
Fewer kids than 95% of Oklahoma
Not better or worse, just Guthrie’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
The lists Guthrie does best on
Each list ranks every OK town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Guthrie marked.
1 spot from the top 25 for library visits
Lists where Guthrie sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Guthrie lands in the top half on 11 of 26 lists
Each dot is Guthrie’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in OK, the right end is last. Areas where Guthrie does best come first.
Guthrie 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.
Where Guthrie 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.
Libraries
Most-used libraries#1 Kingfisher · 15.6 per resident
#26
Most library borrowing#1 Kingfisher · 14.9 per resident
#17
Best libraries for kids#1 Stillwater · 22.8 per child
#7 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Longtown · 27.4%
#73
Most new homes#1 Newcastle · 19.4 per 1,000
#28
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Checotah · +94.9%
#22
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Guymon · 41.2 per home
#28 People
Most educated#1 Nichols Hills · 72.6%
#36
Youngest#1 Stillwater · 23.9
#115
Oldest#1 Longtown · 59.8
#20
Most residents 65+#1 Longtown · 40.9%
#13
Most kids#1 Perkins · 38.9%
#127 
Safety
Safest#1 Elgin · 1.4
#50 Health
Healthiest#1 Nichols Hills · 92 / 100
#94
Lowest obesity#1 Nichols Hills · 31%
#98
Fewest smokers#1 Nichols Hills · 8%
#88
Most active#1 Nichols Hills · 19%
#85
Fewest uninsured#1 Nichols Hills · 5%
#67
Lowest depression#1 Hinton · 19%
#43
Closest to a top hospital#1 Cushing · 0.3 mi
#71 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 McAlester · 32.2%
#46
Most trails#1 Perkins · 1.7 mi / sq mi
#47
Most walkable#1 Mangum · 179 / sq mi
#87 Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Turley · 0.8 yrs
#97
Cheapest rent#1 Pawhuska · $554/mo
#66
Lowest property tax#1 Wewoka · $382/yr
#73
Rent easiest to afford#1 Jenks · 29.2%
#54 
Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Altus · 11.1 min
#105 
The number on the right is Guthrie’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.