PeggsOK
Today 858 people live in this town, first settled in 1899.
Is Peggs a good place to live?
Only 2 of the 131 Oklahoma towns we compare have a lower typical rent than Peggs. Peggs has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
858 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Peggs: who provides what
Peggs 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 Peggs.
The FEMA risk score in Peggs is higher than in most of Oklahoma or the rest of the country
Federal disaster aid has reached households in Peggs once, in 2019. Expected losses in Peggs break down as 59% from inland flooding and 10% from heat waves.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The schools Peggs’s kids attend
Its public schools are run by the Peggs school district. Enrollment at the town’s public school: 163 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peggs Public SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–8 | Grades PK–8 | 163 | C− |
NCES · EDFacts
Most of Peggs’ workers commute out: the town has 0.5 jobs for each of them
Peggs’ average trip to work is 30 minutes, above both the Oklahoma town median (22 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). Most working residents leave Peggs for work: only 4% work in town. Between 2013 and 2023, jobs here rose by 46, to 151. The top destinations are Tahlequah (22%), Tulsa (12%) and Muskogee (5%).
| Peggs | Oklahoma towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 30 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 22% | 18% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.6% | 22% | 8% |
| Median household income | $62,000 | $55,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
A typical July afternoon in Peggs is 91°F, against 93°F in Oklahoma’s towns and 85°F across U.S. towns
Expect chilly winters and warm summers in Peggs, with plenty of rain.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Peggs is
A quarter of adults say their health is fair or poor in Peggs. CDC measures, 32 in all: Peggs beats Oklahoma on 1 and trails on 12. Two figures for adults here: 44% have obesity, 20% smoke cigarettes. Among 132 Oklahoma towns, just 6 have a higher share of adults who had a checkup this year than Peggs.
| Peggs | Oklahoma towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 38% | 36% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 44% | 41% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 18% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 43% | 40% | 35% |
| What stands out | Peggs | OK |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 79.1% | 76.3% |
| More smokers | 20.3% | 16.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The typical home in Peggs: about $224K
The share of households in Peggs who are owner-occupiers: 90%. Values rose 4.9% in the 12 months to September 2026.
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Peggs
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Peggs
About 5 of every 100 Peggs residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Oklahoma.
96% of working residents leave Peggs for work
Where Peggs’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Questions about Peggs
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Peggs, OK a good place to live?
Peggs has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.