Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 1,188, settled in 1900.
Beggs’ best subject grade is an A+ for cost of living; its weakest is a D for incomes. 31% of residents live below the poverty line in Beggs, above both the Oklahoma town median (18%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). Only 8 of Oklahoma’s 229 towns score higher on cost of living. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 81% of U.S. towns. Beggs has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Beggs beats most towns.
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Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Oklahoma), ordered by how far Beggs is from typical.
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Census counts: 855 in 1910, a peak of 2,327 in 1920, 1,179 in 2020. The archive holds 3 old photos and papers going back to 2004 and 3 maps from 1901 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Beggs, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
Ordered by what stands out in Beggs.
Beggs beats the Oklahoma average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 3. 44% of adults have obesity in Beggs, above both Oklahoma’s towns (41%) and U.S. towns (35%). 43% of Beggs adults have high blood pressure.
| Beggs | Oklahoma towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 44% | 41% | 35% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 43% | 40% | 35% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 14% | 16% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 35% | 34% | 25% |
| What stands out | Beggs | OK |
|---|---|---|
| More adults who have had a stroke | 4.4% | 3.7% |
| More adults with arthritis | 31.9% | 27.8% |
| More adults with high blood pressure | 43.2% | 38.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Its public schools are run by the Beggs school district. Two of its 3 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beggs EsLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–4 | Grades PK–4 | 397 | A+ |
| Beggs HSLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 262 | C+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OK on state tests and graduation
Beggs’ property crime rate is 21.9 per 1,000 residents.
| Beggs | Oklahoma towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 21.9 per 1,000 residents | 14 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 2.5 per 1,000 residents | 2.7 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 80% of U.S. communities. One flood insurance claim has been paid in Beggs since 2022.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The average trip to work in Beggs is 35 minutes. Jobs based in Beggs fell to 270 in 2023, 233 fewer than in 2013. 3.6% of working residents work locally in Beggs.
| Beggs | Oklahoma towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 35 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.6% | 22% | 8% |
| Median household income | $46,000 | $55,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The typical Beggs home is worth about $173,000, up 1.4% in a year, 22% below the Oklahoma typical home.
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Beggs has chilly winters and hot summers. July afternoons reach 93°, January nights drop to 27° and about 7 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
| Beggs | Oklahoma towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 1.7% | 6.9% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Legacy Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
2 within 15 miles of the center of Beggs
About 6 of every 100 Beggs residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Oklahoma.
1,321 counted in 2010 and 1,179 in 2020; an estimated 1,188 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
City in Oklahoma, United States
Beggs is a city in Okmulgee County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 1,179 as of the 2020 census. Beggs was named for Charles Hoffman Beggs (1865–1942), vice president of the St. Louis-San Francisco (Frisco) Railway.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A+.