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36.30° N · 95.31° W · GEOID 4061000

Pryor Creek

Mayes County, Oklahoma

OklahomaPryor Creek, OKPryor CreekPryor Creek

The short answer

Pryor Creek is home to 9,569 people. Median household income is $44,839 a year and median rent is $928 a month, 24.8% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is lighter than in most places. The median home is valued at $166,400, about 3.7x annual median household income.

The story in Pryor Creek is how fast things are changing. Housing became less affordable between 2019 and 2024: rent went from 19.8% to 24.8% of income. Also notable: Household income growth is -0.3% a year, against 5% a year in its closest peers.

5OF 100

CTXCitytistics Index

Weak

Pryor Creek scores better than 5% of the 6,612 places we rate, and ranks 75th of 75 in Oklahoma.

How the CTX is built

Category ratings · 0 to 100, typical place 50

Affordability 20%37
Economy 20%7
Safety 20%9
Amenities 15%45
Education 10%17
Commute 10%75
Growth 5%22
Median gross rent
$928
32% below the median place
Median household income
$44,839
44% below the median place
Median home value
$166,400
48% below the median place
Unemployment
8.6%
75% above the median place

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

What stands out about Pryor Creek

  • AffordabilityThe median household earns $44,839 a year, less than in 92% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track.
01

Moving to Pryor Creek

Mayes County gains about 7.8 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in2,102
Moved out1,856
Net+246

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Within Oklahoma, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within OklahomaOther states

Income per tax return

Arrivals$52K
Leavers$47K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Mayes County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here
9.9% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 1.8% from another state.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Mayes County report $52,100 a year in income on average; those leaving, $47,100, so newcomers earn more than leavers.
Income you would need
$37,100 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $928 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,100 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $166,400.
Getting to work
21 minutes each way on average; 9.1% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Webb City, MO matches it on character for less of your income. Compare the two
Moved here in the past year1
9.9%
73% above the median place
Income of households moving out7
$47,142
33% below the median place
Income of households moving in7
$52,120
26% below the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasurePryor CreekAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year19.9%73% above
Moved from another state1County figure1.8%11% below
Net movers per 1,000 people7County figure7.8above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in7County figure$52,12026% below
Income of households moving out7County figure$47,14233% below
02

What it costs to live here

Home values are about 30% higher than we would expect for a place with these incomes, education levels, housing age and household types in Oklahoma. The premium usually reflects location, amenities or schools that these figures do not capture.

Pryor Creek24.8%
Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent
$37,120
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
24.8%
22% above the median place
Home price to income
3.7x
2% below the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
25%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$33,900
a year, prices not adjusted
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

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Like Pryor Creek, but easier on the budget

Places that match Pryor Creek on character (size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, remote work and climate) but where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income. Cost was left out of the match on purpose.

PlaceMatchRent to incomeMore left a year
Webb City, MO9618.5% vs 24.8%n/aCompare
Pocahontas, AR9520.8% vs 24.8%n/aCompare
Sallisaw, OK9520.6% vs 24.8%n/aCompare
Purcell, OK9516.4% vs 24.8%n/aCompare

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Owner costs with a mortgage1
$1,100
41% below the median place
Property tax paid (median)1
$1,239
62% below the median place
Median home value1
$166,400
48% below the median place
All 15 cost and housing measures
MeasurePryor CreekAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$92832% below
Rent to income124.8%22% above
Property tax rate10.7%19% below
Home price to income13.7x2% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms2County figure$91643% below
HUD area median income3County figure$76,20029% below
Property tax paid (median)1$1,23962% below
Median home value1$166,40048% below
Home prices, 1-year change4County figure0.9%72% below
Home prices, 5-year change4County figure58.7%14% above
Homeownership153.9%19% below
Renters paying 30%+145.7%10% below
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,10041% below
Vacant homes112.5%76% above
Median year built119740% below
03

Work and pay

Median household income is $44,839, 44% below the median place.

Median household income1
$44,839
44% below the median place
Income per person1
$25,463
36% below the median place
Unemployment1
8.6%
75% above the median place

More on work and pay, against the typical place

Poverty rate20.5% +91%
Mean commute21 min −15%
Works from home9.1% −27%
All 9 work and pay measures
MeasurePryor CreekAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$44,83944% below
Income per person1$25,46336% below
Unemployment18.6%75% above
Average annual pay5County figure$60,2939% below
Pay growth, 1 year5County figure5.4%46% above
Jobs5County figure14,39290% below
Poverty rate120.5%91% above
Mean commute121 min15% below
Works from home19.1%27% below
04

Who lives here

1% of residents were born outside the US, fewer than in 98% of the 1,842 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the 2nd-lowest of 65 Oklahoma places we track.

Born abroad1
1.3%
85% below the median place
Median age1
32.1
18% below the median place
Homes with broadband1
84.9%
8% below the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

No health insurance13.3% 2.1×
Bachelor's or higher18.4% −43%
High school or higher89.8% −3%
Household size2.5 +2%
All 9 people measures
MeasurePryor CreekAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population19,5694287th largest
Population change since 202062.9%150% above
Median age132.118% below
Bachelor's or higher118.4%43% below
High school or higher189.8%3% below
Household size12.52% above
Born abroad11.3%85% below
No health insurance113.3%108% above
Homes with broadband184.9%8% below
05

Life in Pryor Creek

The nearest National Park Service site is George Washington Carver National Monument, about 71 miles away.

6 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places. Its history on Wikipedia

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents6.3 −38%
Playgrounds per 10k5.2 −44%
Grocery stores per 10k3.1 +48%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k19.9 +78%
Libraries per 10k1.1 +21%
Named paths and bike trails1 km −75%
Bus and rail stops per sq mi0.0 −100%

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

National Park Service sites nearby

  • George Washington Carver National Monument 71 miles
  • Pea Ridge National Military Park 72 miles
  • Fort Smith National Historic Site 83 miles

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars21.2 +2%
Shops36.6 +21%
Arts, recreation and fitness2.5 −39%
Doctors' offices and clinics9.8 −51%
Child care centers1.5 −35%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Nearest National Park Service site10
71.2
131% above the median place
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8
9.8
51% below the median place
Child care centers per 10k8
1.5
35% below the median place
All 18 schools and local life measures
MeasurePryor CreekAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools13County figure22144% above
Public school students13County figure6,86040% above
Students per teacher13County figure13.512% below
Restaurants and bars per 10k8County figure21.22% above
Shops per 10k8County figure36.621% above
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8County figure2.539% below
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8County figure9.851% below
Child care centers per 10k8County figure1.535% below
Parks per 10k96.338% below
Playgrounds per 10k95.244% below
Grocery stores per 10k93.148% above
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k919.978% above
Libraries per 10k91.121% above
Named paths and bike trails90.575% below
Transit stops per sq mi90.0below (median 0.2)
Nearest National Park Service site1071.2131% above
National Park Service sites within 60 miles100below (median 2)
National Register listings11County figure654% below
06

Safety, weather and risk

Violent crime per 100k is 543, 183% above the median place.

Violent crime per 100k
543
183% above the median place
Property crime per 100k
3,359
177% above the median place
Months reported
12 of 12
by the city police department to the FBI

Counts only offenses reported by the city police department. Sheriff, state and campus police are not included, and some departments do not report to the FBI at all, so compare with care.

Good air days16
91.2%
33% above the median place
Median air quality index16
37
14% below the median place
July average high14
92°F
6% above the median place
All 11 weather and risk measures
MeasurePryor CreekAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high14County figure92°F6% above
January average low14County figure27°F6% above
Average temperature14County figure60°F9% above
Annual precipitation14County figure45.2 in3% above
Natural hazard risk15County figure77.616% below
Hurricane risk15County figure39.045% below
Tornado risk15County figure88.38% above
Wildfire risk15County figure85.640% above
Heat wave risk15County figure90.81% above
Median air quality index16County figure3714% below
Good air days16County figure91.2%33% above
08

Pryor Creek in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 26% of the median income in 2030, up from 25% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases. On projected 2030 affordability, Pryor Creek does better than 33% of places. Its projected home value growth beats 70%.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$928/mo (2024)$1,190/mo$980 to $1,450/mo+4.2%
Median household income$44,839 (2024)$55,500$47,000 to $65,500+3.6%
Median home value$166,400 (2024)$242,000$176,000 to $333,000+6.4%
Population9,723 (2025)9,9409,530 to 10,360+0.4%

The median home would be worth 4.4 years of the median income in 2030, against 3.7 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

09

Places like Pryor Creek

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

PlaceRentIncome
Jacksonville, AR$930$49,666Compare
Fort Valley, GA$886$50,283Compare
Cheviot, OH$878$53,132Compare
Navasota, TX$860$51,276Compare
Navasota, TXCheviot, OHFort Valley, GAJacksonville, ARPryor Creek, OKPryor CreekJacksonvilleFort ValleyCheviotNavasotaPryor CreekJacksonvilleFort ValleyCheviotNavasota

Places built like Pryor Creek

Its statistical peers: the closest matches on size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, origin and remote work, in the same part of the country. Cost and outcomes are left out of the match, so the table shows how Pryor Creek performs against places like it.

PlaceRent to incomeIncome growthPop. change
Pryor Creek, OK24.8%-0.3%/yr2.9%
Seminole, OK22.8%1.1%/yr3.6%Compare
Beeville, TX25.1%8.4%/yr-4.4%Compare
Pocahontas, AR20.8%5.0%/yr3.1%Compare
Sallisaw, OK20.6%7.7%/yr2.9%Compare
Magnolia, AR13.5%10.9%/yr-4.5%Compare
Idabel, OK19.5%6.2%/yr-0.2%Compare

Common questions

Is Pryor Creek a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Its Citytistics Index is 5 out of 100, better than 5% of the places we rate and 75th of 75 in Oklahoma. The median household earns $44,839 a year, less than in 92% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track. On cost, space and class size it scores 16 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Pryor Creek expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 24.8% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a heavier load here than usual. The median home is valued at $166,400.

What salary do you need to live in Pryor Creek?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $37,120 a year. Work it out from your current city.

Is Pryor Creek safe?

There were 543 reported violent crimes per 100,000 residents, against 192 in the typical place.

What places are similar to Pryor Creek?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Jacksonville, AR, Fort Valley, GA, Cheviot, OH and Navasota, TX.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  3. Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
  4. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  5. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  6. Population Estimates · US Census Bureau · Vintage 2025
  7. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  8. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  9. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  10. National Park Service sites · Wikidata (CC0), units operated by the National Park Service · Retrieved 2026-11
  11. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  12. Crime Data Explorer · Federal Bureau of Investigation · 2025 data
  13. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  14. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  15. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  16. Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares Pryor Creek with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Pryor Creek itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/pryor-creek-oklahoma

Citytistics. “Pryor Creek, Oklahoma.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/pryor-creek-oklahoma/

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