Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
79% more nonprofits per person than the typical Oklahoma town.
Skiatook gives you more for your money than most places: a typical home costs about $279K, 4 years of the Tulsa metro’s $69K median household income. It grades B− overall, ranked 34th of 131 in Oklahoma. On the plus side, its schools outperform 79% of the state's. On civic life, just 14 of Oklahoma’s 205 towns do better. Skiatook has 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Fox Hotel and First National Bank. Skiatook’s July high is 92°F, against 93°F in Oklahoma’s towns and 85°F across U.S. towns.
Where Skiatook beats most towns.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Marrs Es | PK–1 | 462 |
| Skiatook Es | 2–3 | 341 |
| Skiatook Intermediate Es | 4–5 | 320 |
Fox Hotel7,397 counted in 2010 and 8,450 in 2020; an estimated 8,960 in 2025.
Growth hasn’t slowed: 5.5% since 2020, after 14.2% in the decade before.
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 Skiatook is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 606 in 1910, 8,450 in 2020. The archive holds 9 old photos and papers going back to 1906.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Skiatook. Close and well known come first.
14 mi Stadium & arenaBOK Center
14 mi Stadium & arenaSkelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium
13 mi MuseumThe Outsiders House Museum
16 mi MuseumPhilbrook Museum of Art15 mi Theme parkBell's Amusement Park10 mi Zoo & aquariumTulsa Zoo600K visitors a yearBOK 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
Who provides power, water and the rest in Skiatook, 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 Skiatook.
Skiatook pairs an A− for schools with modest home prices, is healthier than towns with similar incomes and has hotter summers than most of the country, though not than most of Oklahoma.
Its A− for schools comes with a B+ for cost of living: the typical home is worth about $279K.
Its public schools are run by the Skiatook school district. Three of its 6 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Skiatook HS, with 682 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newman MSLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 507 | B |
| Skiatook HSLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 682 | B+ |
| Skiatook Intermediate EsTop results in townGrades 4–5 | Grades 4–5 | 320 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OK on state tests and graduation
112 flood insurance claims have been filed here, and 12 properties have flooded more than once.
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 79% of U.S. communities. Since 1985, 112 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Skiatook.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Most working residents leave Skiatook for work: only 10% work in town. Since 2013, Skiatook has lost 225 jobs, to 2,006 in 2023. 13% of residents live below the poverty line in Skiatook.
| Skiatook | Oklahoma towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 10% | 22% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 13% | 18% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $57,000 | $55,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 9.2% | 6.6% | 11% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Against the 8,165 U.S. towns with household incomes like Skiatook’s, it is less healthy than 56%, so its C isn’t only a matter of income. Within Oklahoma it is healthier than 68% of the 131 graded towns: much of Oklahoma scores lower on these measures.
Skiatook tracks Oklahoma closely on all 32 CDC measures. 42% of Skiatook adults have obesity.
| Skiatook | Oklahoma towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 41% | 35% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 26% | 23% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 34% | 25% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 18% | 14% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Typical home values rose 5.2% in the year to September 2026.
| Skiatook | Oklahoma towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 69% | 62% | 73% |
| Median rent | $961 a month | $870 a month | $1,185 a month |
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
2.9 miles of trail in 4 parks and preserves. The biggest place to walk is Cedar Crest Golf Course, 62 acres with 2.1 miles of trail.
| Skiatook | Oklahoma towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 3.2% | 7% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Cedar Crest Golf Course | 2.1 mi | 62 |
| 2. John Zink Park | — | 24 |
| 3. Central Park | — | 8 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
July afternoons average 92.4°: hotter than most of the country, but cooler than 75% of Oklahoma places with climate records; January nights average 26°.
Skiatook has chilly winters and hot summers. About 9 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
No broad age group is more than 4 points off the Oklahoma average. Skiatook has grown 5.5% since 2020, to 8,960 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. 23% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 28% across Oklahoma.
| Skiatook | Oklahoma towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 26% | 25% | 22% |
| Median age | 36.5 years | 36.2 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 23% | 20% | 29% |
| Aged 65 or older | 17% | 16% | 18% |
53% women, 47% men
About 90 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±2.7 points). Across Oklahoma, 50.2% of residents are women.
| Skiatook | OK | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 15.3% | 12.8% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 10.7% | 11.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 8.9% | 9.8% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 13.6% | 13.5% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 12.5% | 13.2% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11.1% | 11.4% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 10.8% | 11.9% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 10.5% | 9.7% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 6.6% | 6.6% | 7% |
| No diploma | 10% | 10.6% | 10.4% |
| High school | 31.9% | 30.6% | 26% |
| Some college | 25.6% | 22.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 9.1% | 8.3% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 17.2% | 18.5% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 6.2% | 9.9% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Within Oklahoma, it does better than 78% of towns.
| Skiatook | Oklahoma towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 2 per 1,000 residents | 2.7 | 1.6 |
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 10.8 per 1,000 residents | 14.1 | 9.9 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
5 within 15 miles of the center of Skiatook
About 4 of every 100 Skiatook residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Oklahoma.
Where Skiatook’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
2 places in Skiatook on the National Register of Historic Places.
4 notable people were born in Skiatook.
City in Oklahoma, United States
Skiatook (Skī·ǎ·tōōk or Skī·ǎ·tǒǒk versus Skī·tōōk or Skī·tǒǒk) is a city in Osage and Tulsa counties in the U.S. state of Oklahoma located in the northeastern part of the state, approximately 20 miles north and west of Tulsa. Due to its location on the border between Osage County and Tulsa County, Skiatook has been referred to as "the Gateway to the Osage." The town includes the state highway junction of Oklahoma State Highway 11 and Oklahoma State Highway 20. The population was 8,450 at the 2020 census, an increase of 14.24 percent over the figure of 7,397 recorded in 2010.
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One town shares a border with Skiatook.
Sperry has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Compare Skiatook with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Skiatook grades B− overall, better than 46% of U.S. towns and #34 of 131 in Oklahoma. It grades C for health, B− for safety and A− for schools.
Within Oklahoma, it does better than 78% of towns.
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+.
4 notable people were born here, including Kata Hay and John F. Reif.
