Burns FlatOK
A town of 1,918, settled in 1936.
Is Burns Flat a good place to live?
The best of Burns Flat’s subject grades are an A for cost of living and an A− for safety; the weakest is a D− for incomes. Only 7 of Oklahoma’s 196 towns score higher on safety. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 75% of U.S. towns. On incomes, just 20 of Oklahoma’s 228 towns do worse. On the outdoors, just 13 of Oklahoma’s 229 towns do worse. Burns Flat has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Burns Flat stand out
Where Burns Flat beats most towns.
Typical home value
Violent crime per 1,000 residents
94% of working residents leave Burns Flat for work
Where Burns Flat’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Burns Flat grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Oklahoma), ordered by how far Burns Flat is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Burns Flat: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Burns Flat, 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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Burns Flat.
The typical home in Burns Flat is valued at about $85K
The typical Burns Flat home is worth about $85,000, up 3% in a year, 62% below the Oklahoma typical home. 49% of households own their home in Burns Flat, below both the Oklahoma town median (62%) and the median of U.S. towns (73%). The median rent in Burns Flat is $844 a month.
| Burns Flat | Oklahoma towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 49% | 62% | 73% |
| Median rent | $844 a month | $873 a month | $1,185 a month |
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Public schools in Burns Flat fall behind 57% of Oklahoma districts
Its public schools are run by the Burns Flat-Dill City school district. Its two schools are below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Will Rogers EsLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–8 | Grades PK–8 | 355 | C |
| Burns Flat-Dill City HSLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 132 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OK on state tests and graduation
Burns Flat stands out in Oklahoma and nationally, with property crime lower than most
Burns Flat’s property crime rate is 2.1 per 1,000 residents, against 14 in Oklahoma’s towns and 9.9 across U.S. towns. Burns Flat’s violent crime rate is 1 per 1,000 residents. Burns Flat reports less crime per resident than 84% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.
| Burns Flat | Oklahoma towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 2.1 per 1,000 residents | 14 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 1 per 1,000 residents | 2.7 | 1.6 |
Violent crime per 1,000 residents
Property crime per 1,000 residents
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Burns Flat is less healthy than 83% of U.S. towns
Burns Flat beats the Oklahoma average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 19% of Burns Flat adults smoke cigarettes.
| Burns Flat | Oklahoma towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 19% | 17% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 26% | 23% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 34% | 25% |
| What stands out | Burns Flat | OK |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 20.6% | 16.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Most of Burns Flat’s workers commute out: the town has 0.6 jobs for each of them
Most working residents leave Burns Flat for work: only 6% work in town. 26% of residents live below the poverty line in Burns Flat. Since 2013, Burns Flat has added 316 jobs, to 326 in 2023.
| Burns Flat | Oklahoma towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 26% | 18% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 6% | 22% | 8% |
| Median household income | $45,000 | $55,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 24 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Four seasons and hot summers in Burns Flat
Burns Flat has chilly winters and hot summers. July afternoons reach 95°, January nights drop to 27° and about 6 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Inland flooding leads a moderate hazard risk in Burns Flat
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 58% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about Burns Flat
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Burns Flat; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 Burns Flat residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Oklahoma.
About Burns Flat
Town in Oklahoma, United States
Burns Flat is a town in Washita County, Oklahoma, United States. As of the 2020 census, Burns Flat had a population of 1,948.
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- Area
- 0.9 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,896 ft
- ZIP code
- 73624
- Area code
- 580
Questions about Burns Flat
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Burns Flat, OK expensive?
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.