Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 2,546, settled in 1912.
Drumright gives you more for your money than most places: homes are within reach, about $116K for a typical one, or 1.7 years of the Tulsa metro’s $69K median household income. It grades C− overall, 89th among Oklahoma's 131 graded towns. The low prices come with trade-offs. CDC estimates put its residents' health behind 93% of the country, and its crime rate is higher than 81% of U.S. towns, with 6 violent crimes reported to the FBI in 2025. Drumright’s property crime rate is 32.2 per 1,000 residents, against 14 in Oklahoma’s towns and 9.9 across U.S. towns. Only 3 of Oklahoma’s 205 towns score higher on civic life. Drumright has 9 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them First United Methodist Church of Drumright and Washington School.
Where Drumright beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
2,907 counted in 2010 and 2,560 in 2020; an estimated 2,546 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Oklahoma), ordered by how far Drumright is from typical.
Its grades run from A+ for cost of living (better than 98% of comparable towns) to D for health (better than 7%), so the C− overall blends very different results.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 6,460 in 1920, 2,560 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1914 and 2 maps from 1931 on.
9 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Drumright, 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 Drumright.
Drumright trades lower home prices for longer drives to work and is healthier than towns with similar incomes, but it has lost a quarter or more of its jobs in ten years.
4.2 miles of trail in 0 parks and preserves. The trail density in Drumright is 0.6 miles per square mile.
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its public schools are run by the Drumright school district. Two of its 3 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bradley EsLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–6 | Grades PK–6 | 217 | C+ |
| Drumright HSLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 146 | D |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OK on state tests and graduation
Against the 4,216 U.S. towns with household incomes like Drumright’s, it is less healthy than 76%, so its D isn’t only a matter of income.
22% of Drumright adults smoke cigarettes. Drumright beats the Oklahoma average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 10. 41% of Drumright adults sleep under 7 hours.
| Drumright | Oklahoma towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 18% | 14% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 38% | 36% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 35% | 34% | 25% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 16% | 14% |
| What stands out | Drumright | OK |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 23.7% | 16.4% |
| More adults with COPD | 11.1% | 8% |
| More smokers | 22.2% | 16.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Homes are within reach (about $116K for the typical one, A+ for cost of living), but half of working residents commute more than 29 miles. At 1.7 years of the Tulsa metro’s $69K median household income, the typical home (about $116K) costs less against local pay than in 88% of Oklahoma towns; that ratio is one input to its A+ for cost of living.
Drumright’s median rent is $472 a month. The typical Drumright home is worth about $116,000, up 1.6% in a year, 48% below the Oklahoma typical home.
| Drumright | Oklahoma towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $472 a month | $875 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 68% | 62% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Drumright reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 81% report less.
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Drumright has chilly winters and hot summers. July afternoons reach 93°, January nights drop to 26° and about 4 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Jobs based here fell from 1,473 in 2013 to 902.
Most working residents leave Drumright for work: only 16% work in town. 25% of residents live below the poverty line in Drumright. Jobs based in Drumright fell to 902 in 2023, 571 fewer than in 2013.
| Drumright | Oklahoma towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 25% | 18% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $46,000 | $55,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 16% | 22% | 8% |
| Work from home | 7.4% | 6.6% | 11% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 62% of U.S. communities. One flood insurance claim has been paid in Drumright since 1982.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
None within 15 miles of Drumright; the nearest are
About 3 of every 100 Drumright residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Oklahoma.
9 places in Drumright on the National Register of Historic Places.
7 notable people were born in Drumright.
City in Oklahoma, US
Drumright is a city in Creek and Payne counties in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. It began as an oil boom town. However, the population has declined as oil production has waned in the area. As of the 2020 census, Drumright had a population of 2,560. Drumright and nearby Cushing were at the center of the large, productive Cushing-Drumright Oil Field in the 1910s and 1920s. Now Drumright is home to a festival called The Drumright Monthly Market, where hundreds of visitors come on the first Saturday of every month, seeking crafts and delicacies from all over the region.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Drumright grades C− overall, better than 18% of U.S. towns and #89 of 131 in Oklahoma. It grades D for health, C− for safety and C for schools. Health 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+.
7 notable people were born here, including George A. Kasem and Everett F. Drumright.
