Oklahoma City

Best Oklahoma City suburbs for families

Ranked on a families weighting: schools at 30%, amenities within two miles at 20%, and the four poll questions about children, safety and sidewalks at 20%. Cost still counts, at 15%. The full weighting is shown at the bottom, and it is not the same as the overall score.

Updated Sep 2026·15 suburbs considered, 10 listed
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An Image of Storm Clouds in the distance. taken in Moore, OK
Moore$205k median · 22.9 min commute
Schools BAmenities C+Residents inactive
67
Family score
overall 63 C+
2
The Central Business District of downtown Oklahoma City.
Oklahoma City$231k median · 22.2 min commute
Schools CAmenities B+Residents inactive
65
Family score
overall 62 C
3
Yukon's Best Flour Mill, Yukon, OK, situated on historic Route 66
Yukon$199k median · 22.8 min commute
Schools BAmenities D−Residents inactive
61
Family score
overall 60 C
4
Mustang$239k median · 26.4 min commute
Schools BAmenities FResidents inactive
59
Family score
overall 57 C−
5
Warr Acres$165k median · 21.8 min commute
Schools D+Amenities CResidents inactive
57
Family score
overall 55 C−
6
Guthrie, OK
Guthrie$187k median · 24.2 min commute
Schools C−Amenities C−Residents inactive
57
Family score
overall 52 D+
7
Choctaw City Hall, located at 2500 N. Choctaw Rd., Choctaw, OK. The building was originally built by the Bethel Church of Choctaw.
Choctaw$242k median · 26.0 min commute
Schools C+Amenities D−Residents inactive
57
Family score
overall 58 C
8
Edmond$351k median · 23.3 min commute
Schools BAmenities FResidents inactive
56
Family score
overall 60 C
9
Newcastle$272k median · 27.5 min commute
Schools C+Amenities FResidents inactive
56
Family score
overall 58 C
10
Midwest City$165k median · 22.8 min commute
Schools DAmenities C+Residents inactive
56
Family score
overall 52 D+
This list's weighting
Schools 30%Amenities 20%Resident poll (Q2, Q5, Q6, Q8) 20%Cost of living 15%Housing 10%Commute 5%

Poll components only count for places with eight or more resident responses; for the others the remaining weights re-normalise to 100%.

Other Oklahoma City lists
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Photos from Wikimedia Commons: Moore (TornadoKegan · CC0); Oklahoma City (Urbanative · CC BY-SA 3.0); Yukon (Kristi Ellis · CC BY-SA 3.0); Guthrie (Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0); Choctaw (kennethaw88 · CC BY 4.0).