Is Sperry a good place to live?
The best of Sperry’s subject grades is an A+ for cost of living; the weakest is a C− for safety. On cost of living, just 22 of Oklahoma’s 229 towns do better. Sperry has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
1,241 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How Sperry grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Oklahoma), ordered by how far Sperry is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
BOK Center and 18 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Sperry. Close and well known come first.
10 mi Stadium & arenaBOK Center
11 mi Stadium & arenaSkelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium
9 mi MuseumThe Outsiders House Museum
12 mi MuseumPhilbrook Museum of Art12 mi Theme parkBell's Amusement Park7 mi Zoo & aquariumTulsa Zoo600K visitors a yearPhoto credits
BOK 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
Moving to Sperry: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Sperry, 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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Sperry.
Violent crime per 1,000 residents
Property crime per 1,000 residents
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Public schools in Sperry fall behind 64% of Oklahoma districts
Its public schools are run by the Sperry school district. Two of its 3 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Sperry HS, with 320 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sperry EsLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 468 | A− |
| Sperry HSLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 320 | C+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OK on state tests and graduation
More of Sperry’s adults have been diagnosed with depression than in the typical Oklahoma or U.S. town
30% of Sperry adults have been diagnosed with depression, above both the Oklahoma town median (26%) and the median of U.S. towns (23%). 38% of adults have high blood pressure in Sperry. Sperry beats the Oklahoma average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2.
| Sperry | Oklahoma towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 26% | 23% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 36% | 34% | 33% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 19% | 17% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 14% |
| What stands out | Sperry | OK |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 21.3% | 16.4% |
| More adults with depression | 29.5% | 25.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
With 0.5 jobs for every working resident, most of Sperry’s workers commute out
Most working residents leave Sperry for work: only 4% work in town. Since 2013, Sperry has added 182 jobs, to 267 in 2023. At $50,000, Sperry’s median household income is where Oklahoma’s towns sit at $55,000 and U.S. towns at $80,000.
| Sperry | Oklahoma towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 3.8% | 22% | 8% |
| Median household income | $50,000 | $55,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 18% | 18% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 25 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
High risk in Sperry, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 69% of U.S. communities. Since 1985, 5 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Sperry.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
In Sperry, expect four seasons and hot summers
Sperry has chilly winters and hot summers. Sperry’s July high is 93°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Sperry has set aside 1.1% of its land for conservation
0.3 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. Among 114 Oklahoma towns, just 10 have a lower share of conserved land than Sperry.
| Sperry | Oklahoma towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 1.1% | 6.9% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Mack Taylor Park | — | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
The median home in Sperry sells for about $283K
The median rent in Sperry is $854 a month.
| Sperry | Oklahoma towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $854 a month | $873 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 72% | 62% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Sperry
Colleges nearby
8 within 15 miles of the center of Sperry
About 2 of every 100 Sperry residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Oklahoma.
96% of working residents leave Sperry for work
Where Sperry’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Sperry
Town in Oklahoma, United States
Sperry is a town in Tulsa County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 1,115 at the time of the 2020 census. It is primarily a bedroom community, since approximately 85 percent of the employed residents commute to work in Tulsa and other nearby towns. Sperry also has an active retirement community.
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- Area
- 1.7 sq mi
- Elevation
- 623 ft
- ZIP code
- 74073
Questions about Sperry
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Sperry, OK expensive?
Not for the area. The typical home is worth about $110,000, 50% below the Oklahoma typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A+.