Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 2,230, settled in 1898.
The best of Spiro’s subject grades is a B+ for cost of living; the weakest is a D for health. The median household income is $42K, and 21% of residents live below the poverty line. Among 128 Oklahoma towns, just 10 have a lower typical home value than Spiro. Only 3 of Oklahoma’s 229 towns score lower on the outdoors. Choctaw Agency is on the National Register of Historic Places. Only 11 of Oklahoma’s 205 towns score lower on civic life. Spiro has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Spiro’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Oklahoma), ordered by how far Spiro is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 543 in 1900, 2,102 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1939 and 4 maps from 1900 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Spiro, 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 Spiro.
Spiro beats the Oklahoma average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 15. 39% of Spiro adults get no exercise outside work, against 34% in Oklahoma’s towns and 25% across U.S. towns. 22% of adults smoke cigarettes in Spiro.
| Spiro | Oklahoma towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 34% | 25% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 18% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 16% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 44% | 40% | 35% |
| What stands out | Spiro | OK |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 79.4% | 76.3% |
| More adults with COPD | 11.7% | 8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Its public schools are run by the Spiro school district. Two of its 3 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spiro EsLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 574 | B− |
| Spiro HSLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 291 | B+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OK on state tests and graduation
The typical Spiro home is worth about $103,000, up 0.9% in a year, 53% below the Oklahoma typical home. At $830 a month, Spiro’s median rent is where Oklahoma’s towns sit at $873 a month and U.S. towns at $1,185 a month. 61% of Spiro households own their home.
| Spiro | Oklahoma towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 61% | 62% | 73% |
| Median rent | $830 a month | $873 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Most working residents leave Spiro for work: only 10% work in town. Since 2013, Spiro has lost 365 jobs, to 481 in 2023. The average trip to work in Spiro is 21 minutes.
| Spiro | Oklahoma towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $42,000 | $55,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 9.7% | 22% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 21 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 73% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Spiro has mild winters and hot summers, with plenty of rain. Spiro’s July high is 93°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Spiro. Close and well known come first.
6 mi Ancient siteSpiro Mounds
9 mi National forestOzark–St. Francis National Forest
14 mi National Historic SiteFort Smith National Historic Site107K visitors a year
15 mi MuseumFort Smith Trolley Museum38 mi GardenKerr Arboretum and Botanical Area
16 mi MuseumW.H.H. Clayton HouseSpiro Mounds: Herb Roe Original uploader was Heironymous Rowe at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Ozark–St. Francis National Forest: Paul A. Mistretta, USDA Forest Service, CC BY 3.0 us · Fort Smith National Historic Site: Photolitherland (talk) Chris Litherland, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fort Smith Trolley Museum: Steve Morgan, CC BY-SA 3.0 · W.H.H. Clayton House: Hakbak, CC BY-SA 3.0
1 within 15 miles of the center of Spiro
About 4 of every 100 Spiro residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Oklahoma.
5 notable people were born in Spiro.
Town in Oklahoma, United States
Spiro is a town in Le Flore County, Oklahoma, United States. As of the 2020 census, Spiro had a population of 2,102. Developed as a railroad station in an agricultural area in the late 19th century, the small town is notable for its proximity to the Spiro Mounds, a Mississippian culture center that was active from about 900 to 1450 CE that was part of a culture in Eastern Oklahoma and Western Arkansas. Today, the 80-acre site, with several earthwork mounds, is preserved as Oklahoma's only State Archeological Park and one of North America's most important archaeological sites. It is the westernmost site of the expansive Mississippian culture, which had associated centers through the Mississi…
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Not for the area. That is 2 years of the area's median household income ($51,565 across the county). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B+.
5 notable people were born here, including Dallas Frazier and Henry Burris.
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