Is Inola a good place to live?
The best of Inola’s subject grades are an A− for cost of living and civic life; the weakest is a C− for health. Inola’s average trip to work is 27 minutes, where Oklahoma’s towns sit at 22 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. 27% of the land in Inola is conserved, where Oklahoma’s towns sit at 6.9% and U.S. towns at 4.3%. Inola has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Inola stand out
Where Inola beats most towns.
Typical home value
Library visits per resident
How Inola grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Oklahoma), ordered by how far Inola is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Inola: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Inola, 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 Inola.
Inola is less healthy than 85% of U.S. towns
Inola beats the Oklahoma average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 19% of Inola adults smoke cigarettes.
| Inola | Oklahoma towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 14% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 41% | 35% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 19% | 17% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 34% | 25% |
| What stands out | Inola | OK |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 20% | 16.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
On state tests, Inola’s schools trail 52% of Oklahoma districts
Its public schools are run by the Inola school district. Two of its 3 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Inola HS, with 429 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inola EsLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–4 | Grades PK–4 | 538 | B+ |
| Inola HSLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 429 | C+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OK on state tests and graduation
Inola has set aside nearly a quarter of its land for conservation
3.3 miles of trail in 0 parks and preserves.
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
The typical home in Inola is valued at about $274K
The typical Inola home is worth about $274,000, up 4.2% in a year, 24% above the Oklahoma typical home.
| Inola | Oklahoma towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 71% | 62% | 73% |
| Median rent | $940 a month | $873 a month | $1,185 a month |
Typical home value
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Inola reports less crime per resident than 66% of U.S. towns
Inola’s property crime rate is 6.3 per 1,000 residents.
| Inola | Oklahoma towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 6.3 per 1,000 residents | 14 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 1.6 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
Inland flooding leads a high hazard risk in Inola
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 68% of U.S. communities. Since 1993, 29 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Inola.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Inola has four seasons and hot summers
Inola has chilly winters and hot summers. The July high in Inola is 93°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
About one in three of Inola’s working residents commute to Tulsa
Most working residents leave Inola for work: only 11% work in town. 9% of residents live below the poverty line in Inola. Since 2013, Inola has added 78 jobs, to 638 in 2023.
| Inola | Oklahoma towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 9% | 18% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 11% | 22% | 8% |
| Median household income | $59,000 | $55,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 8.3% | 6.6% | 11% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Everything we know about Inola
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Inola; the nearest are
About 4 of every 100 Inola residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Oklahoma.
About Inola
Town in Oklahoma, United States
Inola is also a spider genus (Pisauridae). Inola is a town in Rogers County, Oklahoma, United States. It is included in the Tulsa Metropolitan Statistical Area (TMSA). As of the 2020 census, Inola had a population of 1,890. Inola is a Cherokee word meaning "Black Fox." The town styles itself as "The Hay Capital of the World."
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- Area
- 6.7 sq mi
- Elevation
- 600 ft
- ZIP code
- 74036
Questions about Inola
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Inola, 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−.