PerryOK
A town of 4,452, settled in 1893. A typical home worth about $142K.
Population
4,452
−12.5% since 2010
Typical home
$142K
+2.8% in a year
Household income
$54K
median
Jobs based here
2,882
Balanced
What makes Perry stand out The 3 things Perry does most differently from other towns.
A shrinking town Perry has shrunk 12.5% since 2010 5,126 people in 2010; 4,452 today.
What’s changed most in Perry? 5,126 2010
4,484 2020
4,452 Today
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 · ACS
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Work & commute
About one in two working residents works right in Perry 44% of Perry’s working residents work right in town. The top destinations are Stillwater (12%), Oklahoma City (9%) and Enid (3%). Half commute less than 16 miles.
44% work in town
Where working residents work In Perry 44%
Stillwater 12%
Oklahoma City 9%
Enid 3%
Tulsa 3%
16 mi
median commute distance
Balanced
jobs vs. working residents
Housing
A typical Perry home is worth about $142K The typical Perry home is worth about $142,000, up 2.8% in a year, 37% below the Oklahoma typical home.
$142K Zillow home value
Typical home value Perry $142K
Oklahoma $223K
+2.8%
value change, 1 year
Outdoors
9.6% of Perry is conserved land 2.2 miles of trails across 6 parks and preserves.
9.6% conserved
Green: conserved land · dashed: trails · numbers: the places below 9.6%
conserved · 475 of 4,945 acres
2.2 mi
of trails · 0.3 per sq mi
#43
most conserved land in OK
Biggest places to walk Trails Acres 1. CCC Lake Park — 29 2. Rotary Park — 20 3. Leo Park — 5
Schools
Perry’s public schools outperform 64% of Oklahoma districts The public schools Perry’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 64% of Oklahoma’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
B School Grade
Health
Healthier than 20% of U.S. towns Perry beats the Oklahoma average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 3.
C− Health Grade
32 measures vs. Oklahoma
What stands out Perry OK Fewer adults facing housing insecurity 12% 14.1% More adults who have had cancer 9.5% 7.8%
Stillwater Medical - Perry
0.8 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
61st
percentile among OK towns
Natural hazards
High risk, with inland flooding at the top Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 73% of U.S. communities.
73 risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
73 High risk Lower Higher Inland flooding Cold waves Tornadoes
1
paid flood claims since 1992
7
federal disasters paid out here
Climate
Four seasons, hot summers Perry has chilly winters and hot summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 94°, a January night drops to 26°, and about 7 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
7″ snow a winter
Typical low → high °F Winter 28–51°
Spring 47–71°
Summer 69–92°
Fall 49–73°
+0.9°
vs. the 20th-century average
Safety
Less crime per resident than 43% of U.S. towns Perry reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 57% report less.
C+ Safety Grade
Violent crime per 1,000 residents Perry 3.2
Oklahoma 4.1
U.S. 3.3
Property crime per 1,000 residents Perry 15.1
Oklahoma 18.4
U.S. 15.5
43rd
percentile among U.S. towns we grade
54th
percentile among OK towns
14
violent crimes reported in 2025
67
property crimes reported in 2025
1880 · 1940 Census Enumeration District Maps - Oklahoma - Noble County - Perry - ED 52-18, ED 52-19, ED 52-20, ED 52-21 · Wikimedia Commons
Perry’s story
133 years in pictures
6 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 6 places on the National Register.
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Landmarks 6 places in Perry on the National Register of Historic Places.
All landmarks → Famous people from Perry 9 notable people were born in Perry.
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Perry is a city in and the county seat of Noble County, Oklahoma, United States. As of the 2020 census, Perry had a population of 4,484. The city is home of Ditch Witch construction equipment manufacture.
From Wikipedia , licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
Established 1893
Population 4,484
Area 7.3 sq mi
Elevation 1,010 ft
ZIP code 73077
Area code 580 
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