Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 66/100
C+
Median home value$242,100
Oklahoma City $230,000
Median rent$1,208/mo
Oklahoma City $1,124/mo
Cost-burdened households17%
Oklahoma City 29%
Choctaw
Oklahoma County12,303 residents2 school districts
58
C
Suburbgrade score
5th of 15 Oklahoma City suburbs. Strongest on employment & income, held back by amenities.
58
Oklahoma City median 55
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A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Choctaw is like to live in, by category
Bars show Choctaw against Oklahoma City. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 65/100
C+
Within-state proficiency80th pct
Oklahoma City median 62nd pct
Student–teacher ratio18.3
Oklahoma City median 16.4
Graduation rate88%
Oklahoma City median 89%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 62/100
C
Housing cost index109
Oklahoma City 100
Eff. tax rate0.86%
Oklahoma City 0.87%
Local sales tax9.06%
Oklahoma City median 9.06%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 45/100
D
Mean commute26.0 min
Oklahoma City 23.4 min
Under 30 minutes55%
Oklahoma City 69%
Transit stops / sq mi0.0
Oklahoma City median 0.0 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 39/100
D−
Restaurants & cafés15
Oklahoma City median 14 · within 2 miles
Groceries1
Oklahoma City median 2 · within 2 miles
Parks15
Oklahoma City median 18 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 67/100
C+
Median household income$100,574
Oklahoma City $72,094
Unemployment3.1%
Oklahoma City 4.7%
Professional occupations46%
Oklahoma City 42%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Choctaw on amenities
Choctaw's weakest grade is D−. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same six inputs.
SuburbAmenitiesOverall
Oklahoma City14 mi from ChoctawB+ 62 C Moore16 mi from ChoctawC+ 63 C+ Midwest City6 mi from ChoctawC+ 52 D+ Del City10 mi from ChoctawC+ 51 D+ Warr Acres20 mi from ChoctawC 55 C− Bethany21 mi from ChoctawD+ 52 D+ Restaurants & cafés: OpenStreetMap Sep 2026 · Groceries: OpenStreetMap Sep 2026
Common questions about living in Choctaw
Is Choctaw, OK a good place to live?
Choctaw scores 58 out of 100, 5th of 15 Oklahoma City suburbs. It is strongest on employment & income and weakest on amenities. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Choctaw expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades C. The median home is $242,100, 5% above the Oklahoma City median, and the effective property tax rate is 0.86%. $1,208/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Choctaw?
Schools grade C+. The districts serving Choctaw sit at the 80th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 88% graduation rate and a 18.3 student–teacher ratio. Choctaw is served by Choctaw-Nicoma Park and Jones Public Schools. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Choctaw?
The mean commute is 26.0 min, with 55% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 8.0% working from home. Transit density is 0.0 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Choctaw?
Within two miles there are 1 groceries, 15 restaurants and cafés and 15 parks, which grades D− on amenities.
Are the homes in Choctaw old or new?
The median home in Choctaw was built in 1983 — close to the Oklahoma City median of 1984. That is a median, so a town can be half post-war and half new-build and still land there. 96% of homes are houses rather than flats.
Every answer is built from the figures on this page, with their sources and as-of dates on the methodology page.