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Coweta gives you more for your money than most places: a typical home costs about $275K, 4 years of the Tulsa metro’s $69K median household income. It grades B overall, 23rd among Oklahoma's 131 graded towns. 15% of the land in Coweta is conserved, above both Oklahoma’s towns (6.9%) and U.S. towns (4.3%). Its National Register listings include Koweta Mission Site and First Presbyterian Church of Coweta.
Where Coweta beats most towns.
Where Coweta’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Oklahoma), ordered by how far Coweta is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Its founding year, 1840, comes before those of 96% of the Oklahoma towns we grade with a known year.
Census counts: 1,187 in 1910, 9,654 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 2007 and 2 maps from 1963 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Coweta, 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 Coweta.
Coweta fares better on crime within Oklahoma than nationally and looks healthier within Oklahoma than nationally.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. G.W. Roland Park | — | 7 |
| 2. Jimmy Lee Campbell Memorial Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its public schools are run by the Coweta school district. Two of its 8 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Donald P Sloat JHSLargest public middle schoolGrades 7–8 | Grades 7–8 | 541 | C+ |
| Coweta HSLargest public high schoolGrades 10–12 | Grades 10–12 | 781 | B+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OK on state tests and graduation
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 85% of U.S. communities. Since 1980, 62 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Coweta.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Most working residents leave Coweta for work: only 6% work in town. Jobs based in Coweta grew to 1,976 in 2023, 375 more than in 2013. Coweta’s average trip to work is 27 minutes, above both the Oklahoma town median (22 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes).
| Coweta | Oklahoma towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 6.2% | 22% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 13% | 18% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $68,000 | $55,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The typical Coweta home is worth about $275,000, up 3.2% in a year, 25% above the Oklahoma typical home.
| Coweta | Oklahoma towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 69% | 62% | 73% |
| Median rent | $932 a month | $870 a month | $1,185 a month |
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Within Oklahoma it is healthier than 75% of the 131 graded towns: much of Oklahoma scores lower on these measures.
Coweta tracks Oklahoma closely on all 32 CDC measures. 40% of adults sleep under 7 hours in Coweta.
| Coweta | Oklahoma towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 38% | 36% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 34% | 25% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 26% | 23% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 18% | 14% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Coweta has chilly winters and hot summers. Coweta’s July high is 93°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
At 13.7 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports less crime than 88% of Oklahoma’s graded towns.
The property crime rate in Coweta is 7.4 per 1,000 residents.
| Coweta | Oklahoma towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 7.4 per 1,000 residents | 14.1 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 1.7 per 1,000 residents | 2.7 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
No broad age group is more than 4 points off the Oklahoma average. Coweta has grown 19% since 2020, to 11,472 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. 25% of Coweta residents are under 18.
| Coweta | Oklahoma towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 35 years | 36.3 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 25% | 25% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 25% | 20% | 29% |
46% women, 54% men
About 116 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±2.1 points). Across Oklahoma, 50.2% of residents are women. Median age: women 37.2, men 33.0.
| Coweta | OK | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 13.5% | 12.8% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 12% | 11.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 8.2% | 9.8% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 16.5% | 13.5% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 15.4% | 13.2% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 9.6% | 11.4% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 10.4% | 11.9% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 10% | 9.7% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 4.5% | 6.6% | 7% |
| No diploma | 8.1% | 10.6% | 10.4% |
| High school | 30.6% | 30.6% | 26% |
| Some college | 25.1% | 22.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 11.8% | 8.3% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 16.9% | 18.5% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 7.6% | 9.9% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Coweta. Close and well known come first.
23 mi Stadium & arenaBOK Center
20 mi Stadium & arenaSkelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium
23 mi MuseumUSS Batfish
22 mi MuseumThe Outsiders House Museum
20 mi MuseumPhilbrook Museum of Art19 mi Theme parkBell's Amusement ParkBOK Center: Okiefromokla, Public domain · Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium: Chippothenut, CC BY 3.0 · USS Batfish: Blackwing.1, CC BY-SA 3.0 · The Outsiders House Museum: TheDoctorWho, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Philbrook Museum of Art: Dustin M. Ramsey, aka Kralizec! at English Wikipedia. Cropped by CPacker., Attribution
None within 15 miles of Coweta; the nearest are
About 5 of every 100 Coweta residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Oklahoma.
2 places in Coweta on the National Register of Historic Places.
7 notable people were born in Coweta.
City in Oklahoma, United States
Coweta is a city in Wagoner County, Oklahoma, United States, a suburb of Tulsa. Part of the Creek Nation in Indian Territory before Oklahoma became a U.S. state, the town was first settled in 1840. As of the 2020 census, Coweta had a population of 9,654; however, the fast-growing Tulsa suburb had an estimated population of 11,472 as of 2025, an increase of 18.3% over 2020.
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One town shares a border with Coweta.
| Town | OK rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coweta | #23 | B | B+ | B | B+ | C |
| Broken Arrow | #31 | B− | C | B− | B | B+ |
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Coweta grades B overall, better than 56% of U.S. towns and #23 of 131 in Oklahoma. It grades C for health, B for safety and B+ for schools.
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 B+.
7 notable people were born here, including Bill Bright and Bruce Cowling.
