NorwoodOK
A town of 1,752. Public schools that outperform most of Oklahoma.
Is Norwood a good place to live?
Norwood’s best subject grade is an A− for schools; its weakest is a D for walkability. On history, just 1 of Oklahoma’s 229 towns do worse. Norwood has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Norwood stand out
Where Norwood beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
100% of working residents leave Norwood for work
Where Norwood’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Norwood grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Oklahoma), ordered by how far Norwood is from typical.
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Moving to Norwood: who provides what
Norwood is unincorporated, so Cherokee County and regional agencies provide most services.
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 Norwood.
Residents of Norwood are less healthy than nine in ten U.S. towns
The share of adults in Norwood who get no exercise outside work is 32%, against 34% in Oklahoma’s towns and 25% across U.S. towns. The town beats the Oklahoma average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 11. Among 132 Oklahoma towns, just 6 have a higher share of adults who had a checkup this year than Norwood. 17% of adults report frequent physical distress here.
| Norwood | Oklahoma towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 44% | 40% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 18% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 14% | 12% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 43% | 41% | 35% |
| What stands out | Norwood | OK |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 79.1% | 76.3% |
| More smokers | 20.5% | 16.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Public schools in Norwood beat 82% of Oklahoma districts
The Norwood school district runs its public schools. Its one school is below. The town’s only public school teaches 118 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norwood Public SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–8 | Grades PK–8 | 118 | D |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OK on state tests and graduation
The biggest natural risk in Norwood is inland flooding, at a very high overall level
46% of Norwood’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by heat waves at 13%. Compared with 83% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage here is higher.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Fewer of Norwood’s working residents work locally than in the typical Oklahoma or U.S. town
Jobs here fell by 32 from 2013 to 2023, to 46. The share of residents in Norwood who live below the poverty line is 8.2%, where Oklahoma’s towns sit at 18% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. The median household income for Norwood comes to $89,000. Half of commuters travel less than 15 miles.
| Norwood | Oklahoma towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 0.5% | 22% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 8.2% | 18% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $89,000 | $55,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 25 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The climate in Norwood brings mild winters and hot summers
The peak summer temperature in Norwood is 92°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
More middle-aged adults than Oklahoma overall
Adults 35 to 64 are 44% of residents (37% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 18% of residents (23% statewide). Among residents in Norwood, 11% are 65 or older. For Norwood, the midpoint age is 38.9 years.
| Norwood | Oklahoma towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 11% | 16% | 18% |
| Median age | 38.9 years | 36.2 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 25% | 20% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±2.7 points. Across Oklahoma, 50.2% of residents are women.
| Norwood | OK | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 12.8% | 12.8% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 14.6% | 11.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 7.3% | 9.8% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 10.2% | 13.5% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 13.7% | 13.2% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 10.7% | 11.4% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 19.8% | 11.9% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 6.2% | 9.7% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 4.6% | 6.6% | 7% |
| No diploma | 7.6% | 10.6% | 10.4% |
| High school | 36% | 30.6% | 26% |
| Some college | 22.1% | 22.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 9% | 8.3% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 17.8% | 18.5% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 7.5% | 9.9% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,800, single groups can be off by several points
A larger share of households own their home in Norwood than in most of Oklahoma or the rest of the country
Norwood’s midpoint rent is $833 a month.
| Norwood | Oklahoma towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 91% | 62% | 73% |
| Median rent | $833 a month | $873 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
USS Batfish and 7 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Norwood. Close and well known come first.
10 mi MuseumUSS Batfish
7 mi LandmarkFort Gibson
11 mi MuseumCherokee Heritage Center37 mi Theme parkDry Gulch, U.S.A.
16 mi MuseumFive Civilized Tribes Museum
14 mi MuseumThree Rivers Museum2K visitors a yearPhoto credits
USS Batfish: Blackwing.1, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fort Gibson: Fred Q. Casler, Photographer, Public domain · Cherokee Heritage Center: Uyvsdi, Public domain · Five Civilized Tribes Museum: Uyvsdi, Public domain · Three Rivers Museum: JudeHalley, Public domain
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Everything we know about Norwood
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Norwood
About 5 of every 100 Norwood residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Oklahoma.
About Norwood
Unincorporated community in Oklahoma, US
Norwood is a census-designated place (CDP) in Cherokee and Muskogee counties, Oklahoma, United States. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 1,679.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 33 sq mi
- Elevation
- 899 ft
Norwood’s neighbors
One town shares a border with Norwood.
Norwood and Woodall have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Norwood and Woodall report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Norwood with a neighbor →
Questions about Norwood
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Norwood, OK a good place to live?
Public schools that outperform most of Oklahoma.
Is Norwood, OK expensive?
The typical home is worth about $243,000, 10% above the Oklahoma typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.