BriggsOK
A town of 1,131.
Is Briggs a good place to live?
Briggs’ best subject grade is an A for cost of living; its weakest is a D− for walkability. Only 11 of Oklahoma’s 229 towns score lower on history. Briggs has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
1,131 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How Briggs grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Oklahoma), ordered by how far Briggs is from typical.
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Moving to Briggs: who provides what
Briggs is unincorporated, so Cherokee County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Briggs.
Compared with most of Oklahoma and the rest of the country, more of Briggs’ adults sleep under 7 hours
13% of adults binge drink in Briggs, against 14% in Oklahoma’s towns and 16% across U.S. towns. The share of adults in Briggs who smoke cigarettes: 23%.
| Briggs | Oklahoma towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 18% | 14% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 43% | 38% | 36% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 16% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 14% | 12% |
| What stands out | Briggs | OK |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 25.7% | 16.4% |
| More adults without reliable transportation | 13.9% | 9.6% |
| More adults facing food insecurity | 26% | 18.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Public schools in Briggs fall behind 90% of Oklahoma districts
The Briggs school district runs its public schools. Its one school is below. Enrollment at the town’s public school: 390 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Briggs Public SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–8 | Grades PK–8 | 390 | D |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OK on state tests
The biggest natural risk in Briggs is inland flooding, at a very high overall level
Of the losses FEMA expects in Briggs, 58% come from inland flooding and 11% from heat waves. Compared with just over four fifths of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage here is higher.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Briggs stands out in Oklahoma and nationally, with fewer of its working residents who work locally
In Briggs, the income of the median household is $47,000, below both Oklahoma’s towns ($55,000) and U.S. towns ($80,000). Since 2013, Briggs has added 78 jobs, to 86 in 2023. 28% of residents live below the poverty line here. The top destinations are Tahlequah (32%), Muskogee (7%) and Tulsa (6%).
| Briggs | Oklahoma towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 28% | 18% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.8% | 22% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 20 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $47,000 | $55,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Briggs looks like Oklahoma by age
No broad age group is more than 4 points off the Oklahoma average. Briggs: 27% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more. In Briggs, the median age is 38.9 years.
| Briggs | Oklahoma towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 38.9 years | 36.2 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 23% | 25% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 27% | 20% | 29% |
| Aged 65 or older | 17% | 16% | 18% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3.5 points. Across Oklahoma, 50.2% of residents are women. Among residents 45 to 54, 83% are women (OK 50%).
| Briggs | OK | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 7.1% | 12.8% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 16% | 11.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 14.4% | 9.8% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 8.5% | 13.5% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 9.5% | 13.2% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 12.7% | 11.4% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 14.4% | 11.9% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 11.3% | 9.7% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 6% | 6.6% | 7% |
| No diploma | 18% | 10.6% | 10.4% |
| High school | 36.4% | 30.6% | 26% |
| Some college | 12.7% | 22.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 6.1% | 8.3% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 16.1% | 18.5% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 10.7% | 9.9% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,100, single groups can be off by several points
The median home in Briggs sells for about $215K
Briggs’ midpoint rent stands at $868 a month. Only 10 of the 132 Oklahoma towns we compare have a higher share of households owning their home than Briggs.
| Briggs | Oklahoma towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 81% | 62% | 73% |
| Median rent | $868 a month | $873 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Briggs
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Briggs
About 3 of every 100 Briggs residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Oklahoma.
98% of working residents leave Briggs for work
Where Briggs’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Briggs
Unincorporated community in Oklahoma, US
Briggs (Cherokee: ᎠᏥᎾ ᏗᏡᎬ) is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Cherokee County, Oklahoma, United States. As of the 2020 census, Briggs had a population of 1,028.
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- Area
- 3.9 sq mi
- Elevation
- 912 ft
Questions about Briggs
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Briggs, OK expensive?
Not for the area. The typical home is worth about $112,000, 49% below the Oklahoma typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A.