Sand HillOK
A town of 326.
Is Sand Hill a good place to live?
Among 132 Oklahoma towns, just 3 have a higher median age than Sand Hill. The biggest park or preserve is Gruber State Game Management Area, at 1,332 acres. Sand Hill has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
326 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Sand Hill: who provides what
Sand Hill is unincorporated, so Muskogee 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 Sand Hill.
Inland flooding leads a very high hazard risk in Sand Hill
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 81% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
With 0.0 jobs for every working resident, most of Sand Hill’s workers commute out
22% of Sand Hill residents live below the poverty line, where Oklahoma’s towns sit at 18% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. Sand Hill’s average trip to work is 29 minutes. The top destinations are Muskogee (31%), Tulsa (17%) and Fort Gibson (5%).
| Sand Hill | Oklahoma towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 22% | 18% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 29 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $46,000 | $55,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
In Sand Hill, expect mild winters and hot summers
Sand Hill has chilly winters and hot summers. Sand Hill’s July high is 93°F, close to Oklahoma’s towns (93°F) and above U.S. towns (85°F).
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Sand Hill is
Sand Hill beats the Oklahoma average on 2 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 4. 44% of Sand Hill adults have high blood pressure. Only 8 of the 132 Oklahoma towns we compare have a lower share of adults who have been diagnosed with depression than Sand Hill.
| Sand Hill | Oklahoma towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 44% | 40% | 35% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 34% | 33% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 14% | 12% |
| What stands out | Sand Hill | OK |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 10.6% | 16.4% |
| More adults getting cholesterol checked | 87.1% | 84.3% |
| More adults with heart disease | 8.9% | 7.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The median home in Sand Hill sells for about $335K
74% of households own their home in Sand Hill.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Gruber State Game Management Area | 0.3 mi | 1,332 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
USS Batfish and 7 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Sand Hill. Close and well known come first.
13 mi MuseumUSS Batfish
31 mi LakeEufaula Lake
12 mi LandmarkFort Gibson
21 mi MuseumCherokee Heritage Center
15 mi MuseumFive Civilized Tribes Museum
12 mi MuseumThree Rivers Museum2K visitors a yearPhoto credits
USS Batfish: Blackwing.1, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Eufaula Lake: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, photographer not specified or unknown, Public domain · 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
Everything we know about Sand Hill
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Sand Hill
About 1 of every 100 Sand Hill residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Oklahoma.
100% of working residents leave Sand Hill for work
Where Sand Hill’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Sand Hill
Census-designated place in Oklahoma, United States
Sand Hill or Sand Hills is a census-designated place (CDP) in Muskogee County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 339 at the 2020 census, down from 395 in 2010.
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- Area
- 7.6 sq mi
Questions about Sand Hill
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Sand Hill, OK a good place to live?
Sand Hill has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.