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Enid gives you more for your money than most places: homes are within reach, about $136K for a typical one, or 2 years of the Enid metro’s $66K median household income. It grades C− overall, 87th among Oklahoma's 131 graded towns. The low prices come with trade-offs. It reports more crime per resident than 88% of U.S. towns, including 288 violent crimes reported to the FBI in 2025. 57% of working residents work locally in Enid, where Oklahoma’s towns sit at 22% and U.S. towns at 8%. Its National Register listings include Enid Terminal Grain Elevators Historic District and Rock Island Depot. Only 17 of Oklahoma’s 205 towns score lower on civic life.
Where Enid beats most towns.
Rock Island Depot
Owen K. Garriott
Its 24 National Register listings are more than in 95% of Oklahoma towns with a listing.
Census counts: 3,444 in 1900, 51,308 in 2020. The archive holds 18 old photos and papers going back to 1880 and 2 maps from 1955 on.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Oklahoma), ordered by how far Enid is from typical.
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Who provides power, water and the rest in Enid, 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 Enid.
Enid has homes that are cheap against local pay, has hotter summers than nearly all U.S. towns and looks healthier within Oklahoma than nationally.
The violent crime rate in Enid is 5.7 per 1,000 residents. Enid reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 88% report less. The property crime rate in Enid is 21.5 per 1,000 residents.
| Enid | Oklahoma towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 5.7 per 1,000 residents | 2.7 | 1.6 |
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 21.5 per 1,000 residents | 14 | 9.9 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Its public schools are run by the Enid school district. Three of its 22 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dewitt Waller MSLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 735 | B− |
| Enid HSLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 2,157 | C+ |
| Chisholm MSTop results in townGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 247 | A+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OK on state tests and graduation
At 2 years of the Enid metro’s $66K median household income, the typical home (about $136K) costs less against local pay than in 79% of Oklahoma towns; that ratio is one input to its B+ for cost of living.
The typical Enid home is worth about $136,000, up 2.7% in a year, 39% below the Oklahoma typical home. 61% of households own their home in Enid.
| Enid | Oklahoma towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 61% | 62% | 73% |
| Median rent | $914 a month | $870 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Renters paying 30%+ of income on rent | 44% | 44% | 48% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Within Oklahoma it is healthier than 72% of the 131 graded towns: much of Oklahoma scores lower on these measures.
Enid beats the Oklahoma average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 42% of Enid adults have obesity. Among 131 Oklahoma towns, just 5 have a lower share of adults who have been diagnosed with depression than Enid.
| Enid | Oklahoma towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 41% | 35% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 11% | 8.1% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 34% | 25% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 18% | 14% |
| What stands out | Enid | OK |
|---|---|---|
| More uninsured adults | 13.2% | 11.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 68% of U.S. communities. Since 1980, 41 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Enid.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
July afternoons average 94.4°, hotter than in 95% of U.S. towns; January nights average 25.3°.
Enid has chilly winters and hot summers. Enid’s July high is 94°F. About 9 inches of snow falls in a winter.
| Enid | Oklahoma towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 94°F | 93°F | 85°F |
| January low | 25°F | 28°F | 22°F |
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
13 miles of trail in 24 parks and preserves. Crosslin Park, at 114 acres with 1.8 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve.
| Enid | Oklahoma towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 8.8% | 6.9% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Crosslin Park | 1.8 mi | 114 |
| 2. Meadow Lake Park | 0.3 mi | 55 |
| 3. Government Springs Park (South) | — | 55 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Jobs based in Enid fell to 19,302 in 2023, 1,697 fewer than in 2013. The top destinations are Oklahoma City (10%), Tulsa (3%) and Stillwater (2%). Half commute less than 5 miles.
| Enid | Oklahoma towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 17 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Work from home | 3.7% | 6.6% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 14% | 18% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $62,000 | $55,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
No broad age group is more than 4 points off the Oklahoma average. 23% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 28% across Oklahoma.
| Enid | Oklahoma towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 35.2 years | 36.3 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 26% | 25% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 23% | 20% | 29% |
| Aged 65 or older | 16% | 16% | 18% |
50.0% women, 50.0% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±0.7 points. Across Oklahoma, 50.2% of residents are women. Median age: women 35.8, men 34.5.
| Enid | OK | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 13.6% | 12.8% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 12% | 11.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 9.9% | 9.8% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 14.2% | 13.5% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 13.3% | 13.2% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 9.8% | 11.4% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 11.3% | 11.9% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 8.5% | 9.7% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 7.5% | 6.6% | 7% |
| No diploma | 12.9% | 10.6% | 10.4% |
| High school | 37.4% | 30.6% | 26% |
| Some college | 19.5% | 22.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 7.1% | 8.3% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 16.8% | 18.5% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 6.3% | 9.9% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
None within 15 miles of Enid; the nearest are
About 3 of every 100 Enid residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Oklahoma.
24 places in Enid on the National Register of Historic Places.
58 notable people were born in Enid.
City in Oklahoma, United States
Enid ( EE-nid) is the ninth-largest city in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. It is the county seat of Garfield County. In the 2020 census, the population was 51,308. Enid was founded during the opening of the Cherokee Outlet in the Land Run of 1893, and is named after Enid, a character in Alfred, Lord Tennyson's Idylls of the King. In 1991, the Oklahoma state legislature designated Enid the "purple martin capital of Oklahoma." Enid holds the nickname of "Queen Wheat City" and "Wheat Capital" of Oklahoma and the United States for its immense grain storage capacity, and has the third-largest grain storage capacity in the world.
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One town shares a border with Enid.
| Town | OK rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enid | #87 | C− | B+ | D | B− | C |
| North Enid | — | — | — | — | — | — |
North Enid isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Enid with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Enid grades C− overall, better than 19% of U.S. towns and #87 of 131 in Oklahoma. It grades C for health, D for safety and B− for schools. Safety 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 B+.
58 notable people were born here, including Owen K. Garriott and Glenda Farrell.
