Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Public schools that outperform most of Oklahoma.
Oologah’s best subject grades are a B+ for schools and cost of living; its weakest is a D for hazard risk. 5.4% of working residents work locally in Oologah, below Oklahoma’s towns (22%) and close to U.S. towns (8%). Only 8 of the 132 Oklahoma towns we compare have a lower July high than Oologah. Oologah has 3 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Will Rogers Birthplace and Oologah Bank. Oologah has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Oologah beats most towns.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Oologah-Talala Upper Es | 2–5 | 501 |
| Oologah-Talala Lower Es | PK–1 | 333 |
| Oologah-Talala MS | 6–8 | 350 |
Oologah Bank1,146 counted in 2010 and 1,305 in 2020; an estimated 1,358 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 Oologah is from typical.
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Census counts: 308 in 1900, 1,193 in 2020. The archive holds 17 old photos and papers going back to 1906 and 4 maps from 1901 on.
3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Oologah, 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 Oologah.
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 81% of U.S. communities. One flood insurance claim has been paid in Oologah since 1999.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Its public schools are run by the Oologah-Talala school district. Two of its 4 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Oologah-Talala HS, with 525 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oologah-Talala Upper EsLargest public elementary schoolGrades 2–5 | Grades 2–5 | 501 | B+ |
| Oologah-Talala HSLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 525 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OK on state tests and graduation
The typical Oologah home is worth about $294,000, up 4.6% in a year, 33% above the Oklahoma typical home.
| Oologah | Oklahoma towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 67% | 62% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,096 a month | $873 a month | $1,185 a month |
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Oologah beats the Oklahoma average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 27% of adults have been diagnosed with depression in Oologah, above both the Oklahoma town median (26%) and the median of U.S. towns (23%). 42% of adults have obesity in Oologah.
| Oologah | Oklahoma towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 26% | 23% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 41% | 35% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 34% | 25% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 19% | 17% |
| What stands out | Oologah | OK |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 8.8% | 11.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Oologah has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 92°, January nights drop to 26° and about 9 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Most working residents leave Oologah for work: only 5% work in town. Oologah’s average trip to work is 27 minutes. Jobs based in Oologah grew to 745 in 2023, 65 more than in 2013.
| Oologah | Oklahoma towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 9.4% | 18% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $80,000 | $55,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 11% | 6.6% | 11% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The violent crime rate in Oologah is 0.7 per 1,000 residents.
| Oologah | Oklahoma towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0.7 per 1,000 residents | 2.7 | 1.6 |
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 9.5 per 1,000 residents | 14 | 9.9 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Oologah City Park | — | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Oologah. Close and well known come first.
26 mi Stadium & arenaBOK Center
24 mi Stadium & arenaSkelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium
24 mi MuseumThe Outsiders House Museum
27 mi MuseumPhilbrook Museum of Art25 mi Theme parkBell's Amusement Park
10 mi MuseumWill Rogers Memorial MuseumBOK Center: Okiefromokla, Public domain · Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium: Chippothenut, CC BY 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 · Will Rogers Memorial Museum: TheWhitePelican, CC BY 3.0
1 within 15 miles of the center of Oologah
About 5 of every 100 Oologah residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Oklahoma.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
3 places in Oologah on the National Register of Historic Places.
Town in Oklahoma, United States
Oologah ( OO-lə-GAH) is a town in Rogers County, Oklahoma, United States. As of the 2020 census, Oologah had a population of 1,305. Renowned humorist Will Rogers was born on a ranch two miles east of Oologah, although he usually claimed Claremore as his birthplace "because nobody but an Indian can pronounce 'Oologah.'" There has been disagreement about the town name's proper spelling. It was often spelled "Oolagah" before statehood, and this spelling appears on some old buildings.
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Public schools that outperform most of Oklahoma.
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+.
