Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Sapulpa gives you more for your money than most places: homes are within reach, about $219K for a typical one, or 3.2 years of the Tulsa metro’s $69K median household income. It grades C overall, 53rd of 131 graded towns in Oklahoma. The low prices come with trade-offs. FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 68% of U.S. communities, with inland flooding at the top. Its National Register listings include John Frank House and McClung House. Sapulpa’s July high is 93°F, close to Oklahoma’s towns (93°F) and above U.S. towns (85°F). The biggest park or preserve is Kelly Lane Park, at 39 acres.
Where Sapulpa beats most towns.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Oklahoma), ordered by how far Sapulpa is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 891 in 1900, 21,929 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1880 and a map from 1967 on.
7 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Sapulpa. Close and well known come first.
13 mi Stadium & arenaBOK Center
14 mi Stadium & arenaSkelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium
14 mi MuseumThe Outsiders House Museum
12 mi MuseumPhilbrook Museum of Art14 mi Theme parkBell's Amusement Park
13 mi MuseumGilcrease 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 · Gilcrease Museum: Wolfgang Sauber, CC BY-SA 3.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Sapulpa, 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 Sapulpa.
Sapulpa looks healthier within Oklahoma than nationally, but it has a long record of flood insurance claims.
Within Oklahoma it is healthier than 70% of the 131 graded towns: much of Oklahoma scores lower on these measures.
Sapulpa beats the Oklahoma average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 31% of Sapulpa adults get no exercise outside work.
| Sapulpa | Oklahoma towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 34% | 25% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 38% | 36% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 18% | 14% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 14% | 16% |
| What stands out | Sapulpa | OK |
|---|---|---|
| More adults who have had cancer | 8.9% | 7.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Its public schools are run by the Sapulpa school district. Three of its 10 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lone Star Public SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–8 | Grades PK–8 | 876 | A− |
| Sapulpa HSLargest public high schoolGrades 10–12 | Grades 10–12 | 1,015 | B |
| Freedom EsTop results in townGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 444 | A+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OK on state tests and graduation
172 flood insurance claims have been filed here, and 15 properties have flooded more than once.
Since 1980, 172 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Sapulpa.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The violent crime rate in Sapulpa is 3.6 per 1,000 residents. Within Oklahoma, it does better than 59% of towns.
| Sapulpa | Oklahoma towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 3.6 per 1,000 residents | 2.7 | 1.6 |
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 13.6 per 1,000 residents | 14.1 | 9.9 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Most working residents leave Sapulpa for work: only 12% work in town. 14% of residents live below the poverty line in Sapulpa. The top destinations are Tulsa (36%), Oklahoma City (9%) and Broken Arrow (4%).
| Sapulpa | Oklahoma towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 12% | 22% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 14% | 18% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $64,000 | $55,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 8.1% | 6.6% | 11% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
No broad age group is more than 4 points off the Oklahoma average. Sapulpa has grown 8.4% since 2020, to 23,695 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. 20% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 28% across Oklahoma.
| Sapulpa | Oklahoma towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 20% | 16% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 20% | 20% | 29% |
| Median age | 39.8 years | 36.2 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 23% | 25% | 22% |
52% women, 48% men
About 92 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±1.3 points). Across Oklahoma, 50.2% of residents are women. Median age: women 41.1, men 37.9.
| Sapulpa | OK | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 12.7% | 12.8% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 10.3% | 11.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 9.4% | 9.8% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 12.1% | 13.5% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 12.1% | 13.2% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11.6% | 11.4% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 12.2% | 11.9% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 12.2% | 9.7% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 7.4% | 6.6% | 7% |
| No diploma | 9.4% | 10.6% | 10.4% |
| High school | 37.9% | 30.6% | 26% |
| Some college | 23.6% | 22.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 9% | 8.3% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 14.4% | 18.5% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 5.7% | 9.9% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
| Sapulpa | Oklahoma towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 7.4% | 6.9% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Kelly Lane Park | — | 39 |
| 2. Davis Park | — | 8 |
| 3. Wickham Park | — | 3 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Typical home values rose 4.9% in the year to September 2026.
| Sapulpa | Oklahoma towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 66% | 62% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,057 a month | $870 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Renters paying 30%+ of income on rent | 43% | 44% | 48% |
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
7 within 15 miles of the center of Sapulpa
About 3 of every 100 Sapulpa residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Oklahoma.
7 places in Sapulpa on the National Register of Historic Places.
12 notable people were born in Sapulpa.
City in Oklahoma, US
Sapulpa is a city in and the county seat of Creek County, extending partly into Tulsa County, in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. Its population was 21,929 at the time of the 2020 census, up from 20,544 at the 2010 census.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
8 towns share a border with Sapulpa.
Jenks next door grades higher for schools (A to Sapulpa’s B) and lower for cost of living (C− to B).
| Town | OK rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sapulpa | #53 | C | B | C+ | B | C |
| Oakhurst | — | — | A | — | D | C− |
| Kellyville | — | — | A | A− | A− | D |
| Jenks | #9 | B+ | C− | B | A | A− |
| Mounds | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tulsa | #130 | D− | C+ | D− | D | C |
| Kiefer | — | — | B | B+ | B+ | C |
| Glenpool | #36 | B− | C+ | B− | B | B− |
Oakhurst, Kellyville and Kiefer have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Oakhurst reports no FBI crime data of its own. Mounds isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Sapulpa with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Sapulpa grades C overall, better than 33% of U.S. towns and #53 of 131 in Oklahoma. It grades C for health, C+ for safety and B for schools. Hazard risk is its weak spot, with a C−.
Within Oklahoma, it does better than 59% of towns.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.
12 notable people were born here, including Melinda Mercado and E. Nelson Bridwell.
