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Anadarko, OK vs Pearl River, MS

Anadarko

Oklahoma

vs

Pearl River

Mississippi

Across 31 directional measures we can compare, Anadarko leads on 17 and Pearl River on 14. Counting measures is not an overall verdict: their importance depends on your priorities. Median rent is 36% higher in Anadarko, while median household income is higher in Pearl River.

Median gross rent
$775$571
Anadarko is 36% higher
Median household income
$43,105$50,922
Anadarko is 15% lower
Median home value
$89,300$61,200
Anadarko is 46% higher

The Citytistics read

  • Between the 2019 and 2024 surveys, rent outran pay by 7.1 points a year in Anadarko, and pay outran rent by 2.2 points a year in Pearl River.

How these are calculated

OklahomaMississippiPearl River, MSAnadarko, OKAnadarkoPearl RiverAnadarkoPearl River

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#PlaceCTXAffordabilityEconomyEducationSafetyCommuteAmenitiesGrowth
01Anadarko, OKComposite 32.6 / 100
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691651083330

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Every measure

The dots show where each place sits among the 6,645 places we track. The bar is the median. A small dot after a value marks the better one.

MeasureAnadarkoPearl RiverAmong all places
Cost of living
Median gross rent1$775$571
Rent to income121.6%13.5%
Property tax rate10.4%1.5%
Home price to income12.1x1.2x
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms2$916$905
HUD area median income3$71,800$67,000
Housing
Property tax paid (median)1$396$893
Median home value1$89,300$61,200
Home prices, 1-year change41.8%3.3%
Home prices, 5-year change445.8%37.0%
Homeownership158.4%84.3%
Renters paying 30%+144.6%45.8%
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,005$888
Vacant homes127.3%7.8%
Median year built119641994
Jobs and income
Median household income1$43,105$50,922
Income per person1$23,387$18,115
Unemployment16.2%7.5%
Average annual pay5$54,622$51,460
Pay growth, 1 year59.7%8.4%
Jobs57,44312,735
Poverty rate124.5%24.6%
Mean commute120 min17 min
Works from home15.3%2.6%
Commutes by transit1n/a0.0%
People
Population15,5724,047
Population change since 20206-5.2%n/a
Median age133.832.7
Bachelor's or higher112.2%12.4%
High school or higher190.3%75.2%
Household size13.33.0
Born abroad12.7%0.9%
No health insurance118.2%29.5%
Homes with broadband185.4%79.7%
Moving
Moved here in the past year17.6%3.5%
Moved from another state11.1%0.9%
Net movers per 1,000 people73.9-4.6
Income of households moving in7$47,352$39,138
Income of households moving out7$44,969$45,609
Local life
Restaurants and bars per 10k813.214.5
Shops per 10k831.837.3
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k83.42.1
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k87.911.1
Child care centers per 10k81.51.4
Parks per 10k97.20.0
Playgrounds per 10k93.69.9
Grocery stores per 10k93.60.0
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k90.00.0
Libraries per 10k90.00.0
Named paths and bike trails94.50.0
Transit stops per sq mi90.00.0
Nearest National Park Service site1049.8n/a
National Park Service sites within 60 miles101n/a
National Register listings1157
Safety
Violent crime per 100k12912n/a
Property crime per 100k122,281n/a
Schools
Public schools1356
Public school students131,3093,729
Students per teacher1314.514.3
Climate
July average high1495°F91°F
January average low1428°F34°F
Average temperature1461°F63°F
Annual precipitation1432.4 in57.6 in
Hazards and air
Natural hazard risk1563.458.3
Hurricane risk1539.281.1
Tornado risk1582.586.0
Wildfire risk1585.642.0
Heat wave risk1573.769.6

Data bundle checked 2026-11-14; individual source vintages vary. Rent needed at the 30% line: Anadarko $31,000, Pearl River $22,840 a year.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. 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

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

Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology.

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