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Oklahoma›Muskogee County

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.

Small town

326 people, and everyone knows the way

In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.

Nearby towns
River BottomBraggsRiver BottomBraggsSand Hill
Getting set up

Moving to Sand Hill: who provides what

Sand Hill is unincorporated, so Muskogee County and regional agencies provide most services.

PowerOG&E12.5¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterBraggs Water WorksNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet4 providers95% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesMuskogee CountyMuskogee County provides services here
SchoolsBraggs Public SchoolsWhich school depends on your addressNCES
Register to voteOnlineIn Oklahoma you can register online until 25 days before Election Day, in person until 25 days before Election Day, or by mail (received 25 days before).vote.gov
Who runs elections hereSecretary, Muskogee County Election BoardMuskogee County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Feb 2018
ZIP code7442374423 100%Census 2020

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.

Natural hazards

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.

81risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
81Very high riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingTornadoesHeat waves

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Work & commute

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%).

0%work in town
Sand HillOklahoma townsU.S. towns
Below the poverty line22%18%9.6%
Average trip to work29 minutes22 minutes25 minutes
Median household income$46,000$55,000$80,000

Where working residents work

In Sand Hill0%
Muskogee31%
Tulsa17%
Fort Gibson5%
Oklahoma City4%
32 mi
median commute distance
4
jobs based in Sand Hill
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Climate

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).

3″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter30–52°
Spring49–72°
Summer69–91°
Fall50–74°
Nov 2
typical first frost
Apr 2
typical last frost
+0.3°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

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 HillOklahoma townsU.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%
32 measures vs. Oklahoma
2 better26 too close to call4 worse
What stands outSand HillOK
Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth10.6%16.4%
More adults getting cholesterol checked87.1%84.3%
More adults with heart disease8.9%7.3%
Saint Francis Hospital Muskogee
14.1 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Housing

The median home in Sand Hill sells for about $335K

74% of households own their home in Sand Hill.

$335Kmedian sale price
1
homes sold in May

Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center

Outdoors

Conserved land covers 0% of Sand Hill

1.3 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve.

0%conserved
0%
conserved · 0 of 4,839 acres
1.3 mi
of trails · 0.2 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Gruber State Game Management Area0.3 mi1,332

Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US

Nearby attractions

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.

All 35 attractions →
Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo 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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Sand Hill

15pages on Sand Hill
After high school

Colleges nearby

2 within 15 miles of the center of Sand Hill

A commuter town

100% of working residents leave Sand Hill for work

Where Sand Hill’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

31% → Muskogee Muskogee 31% 17% → Tulsa Tulsa 17% 5% → Fort Gibson Fort Gibson 5% 4% → Oklahoma City Oklahoma City 4% 4% → Tahlequah Tahlequah 4% 3% → Broken Arrow Broken Arrow 3% Sand Hill · 0% stay
4jobs based in Sand Hill
0%of working residents work in town
32 mimedian commute distance

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.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

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.