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Chandler gives you more for your money than most places: a typical home costs about $204K, 2.8 years of the Oklahoma City metro’s $72K median household income. It grades C+ overall, ranked 44th of 131 in Oklahoma. The low prices come with trade-offs. The median household income is $47K, and 29% of residents live below the poverty line, and residents are less healthy than 81% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. On the plus side, its schools outperform 84% of the state's. 29% of residents live below the poverty line in Chandler, where Oklahoma’s towns sit at 18% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. Its National Register listings include Boston Store and Chandler Bookstore. On the outdoors, just 4 of Oklahoma’s 229 towns do better.
Where Chandler beats most towns.
Census counts: 1,430 in 1900, 2,858 in 2020. The archive holds 24 old photos and papers going back to 1897 and 2 maps from 1905 on.
19 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Oklahoma), ordered by how far Chandler is from typical.
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Who provides power, water and the rest in Chandler, 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 Chandler.
Chandler pairs an A− for schools with modest home prices, trades lower home prices for longer drives to work and draws workers from Oklahoma City and beyond.
1,708 jobs are based in Chandler, 1.6 for every working resident, so most of the people who work here commute in.
About one in 4 of Chandler’s working residents works in town. Jobs based in Chandler fell to 1,708 in 2023, 421 fewer than in 2013. The average trip to work in Chandler is 27 minutes.
| Chandler | Oklahoma towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 26% | 22% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $47,000 | $55,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Its A− for schools comes with an A for cost of living: the typical home is worth about $204K.
Its public schools are run by the Chandler school district. Two of its 4 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Chandler HS, with 333 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Park Road EsLargest public elementary schoolGrades 3–6 | Grades 3–6 | 301 | A |
| Chandler HSLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 333 | A+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OK on state tests and graduation
Against the 4,532 U.S. towns with household incomes like Chandler’s, it is healthier than 54%, so its C− isn’t only a matter of income. Within Oklahoma it is healthier than 55% of the 131 graded towns: much of Oklahoma scores lower on these measures.
44% of adults have obesity in Chandler. Chandler beats the Oklahoma average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 5. 43% of adults have high blood pressure in Chandler.
| Chandler | Oklahoma towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 44% | 41% | 35% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 43% | 40% | 35% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 34% | 25% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 14% | 12% |
| What stands out | Chandler | OK |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 79% | 76.3% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 20.2% | 16.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Its A for the outdoors ranks #4 of 131 in Oklahoma.
3.0 miles of trail in 0 parks and preserves.
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At 30.1 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports more crime than 56% of Oklahoma’s graded towns. Reported crimes rose from 42 to 63 over the last three FBI years, a rise beyond ordinary year-to-year swings.
Chandler’s violent crime rate is 5.1 per 1,000 residents.
| Chandler | Oklahoma towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 5.1 per 1,000 residents | 2.7 | 1.6 |
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 16.2 per 1,000 residents | 14 | 9.9 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 75% of U.S. communities. Since 1979, 21 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Chandler.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Chandler has chilly winters and hot summers. July afternoons reach 94°, January nights drop to 27° and about 6 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Homes are within reach (about $204K for the typical one, A for cost of living), but half of working residents commute more than 32 miles.
The typical Chandler home is worth about $204,000, up 2.9% in a year, 8% below the Oklahoma typical home.
| Chandler | Oklahoma towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 62% | 62% | 73% |
| Median rent | $904 a month | $870 a month | $1,185 a month |
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
None within 15 miles of Chandler; the nearest are
About 3 of every 100 Chandler residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Oklahoma.
Where Chandler’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
19 places in Chandler on the National Register of Historic Places.
4 notable people were born in Chandler.
City in Oklahoma, United States
Chandler (Meskwaki: Chêninêheki) is a city in and the county seat of Lincoln County, Oklahoma, United States. and is part of the Oklahoma City Metropolitan Area. The population was 2,858 at the time of the 2020 census. Chandler is located northeast of Oklahoma City on SH-66 and I-44, north of Shawnee on SH-18 and 14 miles (23 km) south of Agra.
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Chandler grades C+ overall, better than 40% of U.S. towns and #44 of 131 in Oklahoma. It grades C− for health, C for safety and A− for schools. Jobs & income is its weak spot, with a D.
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.
4 notable people were born here, including Debbe Leftwich and Chuck McMurtry.
