Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Yukon is a solid, middle-of-the-road choice. It grades B+ overall, ranked 14th of 131 in Oklahoma, with no subject far below average. Its best mark is schools: its public schools beat 86% of Oklahoma towns on state tests and graduation. It also does better than most on incomes: the median household earns $75K. A typical home there costs about $273K, 3.8 years of the Oklahoma City metro’s $72K median household income. On health, just 15 of Oklahoma’s 229 towns do better. Yukon has 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Mulvey Mercantile and Yukon Public Library. Only 10 of the 130 Oklahoma towns we compare have a higher median rent than Yukon.
Where Yukon beats most towns.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Oklahoma), ordered by how far Yukon is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 1,018 in 1910, 23,630 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1900 and 3 maps from 1972 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Yukon. Close and well known come first.
14 mi MuseumOklahoma City National Memorial419K visitors a year
28 mi Stadium & arenaGaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
16 mi MuseumNational Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum19 mi Theme parkFrontier City17 mi Zoo & aquariumOklahoma City Zoo and Botanical Garden
21 mi MuseumMuseum of OsteologyOklahoma City National Memorial: User:Dual Freq, CC BY 2.5 · Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium: Toniklemm, CC BY-SA 4.0 · National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum: Billy Hathorn, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Museum of Osteology: SkeletonsRCool, CC BY-SA 4.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Yukon, 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 Yukon.
Yukon has hotter summers than nearly all U.S. towns and looks healthier within Oklahoma than nationally, but it has seen reported crime rise beyond ordinary swings.
Its public schools are run by the Yukon school district. Three of its 12 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yukon MSLargest public middle schoolGrades 7–8 | Grades 7–8 | 1,410 | B− |
| Yukon HSLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 2,984 | A− |
| Parkland EsTop results in townGrades PK–3 | Grades PK–3 | 288 | A+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OK on state tests and graduation
On this, Yukon is below both Oklahoma’s towns (7%) and U.S. towns (4.3%). 7.2 miles of trail in 13 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is Taylor Park, at 73 acres.
| Yukon | Oklahoma towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.9% | 7% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.3 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Chisholm Trail Park | 2.3 mi | 45 |
| 2. Yukon City Park | 2.2 mi | 50 |
| 3. Taylor Park | 0.2 mi | 73 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
The typical Yukon home is worth about $273,000, up 1% in a year, 24% above the Oklahoma typical home.
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
July afternoons average 94°, hotter than in 95% of U.S. towns; January nights average 27.3°.
Yukon has chilly winters and hot summers. At 94°F, Yukon’s July high is against 93°F in Oklahoma’s towns and 85°F across U.S. towns. About 6 inches of snow falls in a winter.
| Yukon | Oklahoma towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 94°F | 93°F | 85°F |
| January low | 27°F | 28°F | 22°F |
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Most working residents leave Yukon for work: only 10% work in town. Jobs based in Yukon grew to 8,298 in 2023, 1,572 more than in 2013. 8.8% of residents live below the poverty line in Yukon.
| Yukon | Oklahoma towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 8.8% | 18% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 9.9% | 22% | 8% |
| Median household income | $75,000 | $55,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 7.8% | 6.6% | 11% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Within Oklahoma it is healthier than 90% of the 131 graded towns: much of Oklahoma scores lower on these measures. Its widest gap with Oklahoma is food insecurity: 12% of its 17,847 adults worry about having enough food, against 18.5% statewide.
Yukon beats the Oklahoma average on 15 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 13% of Yukon adults smoke cigarettes. Among 131 Oklahoma towns, just 8 have a lower share of adults who worry about having enough food than Yukon.
| Yukon | Oklahoma towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 18% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 16% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 23% | 19% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 21% | 14% |
| What stands out | Yukon | OK |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 12% | 18.5% |
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 10.9% | 16.4% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.1% | 7.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Reported crimes rose from 407 to 463 over the last three FBI years, a rise beyond ordinary year-to-year swings.
The violent crime rate in Yukon is 2.9 per 1,000 residents. Within Oklahoma, it does better than 69% of towns.
| Yukon | Oklahoma towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 2.9 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
No broad age group is more than 4 points off the Oklahoma average. Yukon has grown 17% since 2020, to 27,615 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. 31% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 28% across Oklahoma.
| Yukon | Oklahoma towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 31% | 20% | 29% |
| Median age | 39.7 years | 36.2 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 22% | 25% | 22% |
| Aged 65 or older | 18% | 16% | 18% |
51% women, 49% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±1.8 points. Across Oklahoma, 50.2% of residents are women. Median age: women 39.8, men 39.5.
| Yukon | OK | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 11.1% | 12.8% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 11.2% | 11.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 8% | 9.8% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 13.5% | 13.5% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 13.5% | 13.2% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 12.9% | 11.4% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 11.7% | 11.9% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 10.9% | 9.7% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 7.2% | 6.6% | 7% |
| No diploma | 5.3% | 10.6% | 10.4% |
| High school | 30.1% | 30.6% | 26% |
| Some college | 25.8% | 22.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 7.8% | 8.3% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 21% | 18.5% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 9.9% | 9.9% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 51% of U.S. communities. Since 1978, 44 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Yukon.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
6 within 15 miles of the center of Yukon
About 5 of every 100 Yukon residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Oklahoma.
2 places in Yukon on the National Register of Historic Places.
4 notable people were born in Yukon.
City in Oklahoma, US
Yukon is a city in eastern Canadian County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 23,630 at the 2020 census. Founded in the 1890s, the town was named in reference to a gold rush in Yukon Territory, Canada, at the time. Historically, Yukon served as an urban center for area farmers and the site of a milling operation. Currently, it is primarily a residential community for people who work in the Oklahoma City Metropolitan Area.
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One town shares a border with Yukon.
| Town | OK rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yukon | #14 | B+ | B− | C+ | A | B |
| Oklahoma City | #100 | D | C+ | D | — | C+ |
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Yukon grades B+ overall, better than 67% of U.S. towns and #14 of 131 in Oklahoma. It grades B for health, C+ for safety and A for schools.
Within Oklahoma, it does better than 69% 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−.
4 notable people were born here, including Elmer E. Kirkpatrick and Joe Albertson.
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