Living in Collinsville, Oklahoma: homes, schools and costs

The book's checklist

Lower cost of livingEveryday prices run 10.8% below the U.S. average in the Tulsa metro area.
More house for the moneyA typical home costs 2.5 years of the typical household's income here. Across the U.S. it's 4.1.
A safer neighborhood5 violent crimes were reported in 2025, about 0.5 per 1,000 people (U.S.: 3.3). Property crime: 3.8 per 1,000 (U.S.: 15.3).
Schools in town7 public schools: 4 elementary, 2 middle and 1 high school.
A hospital close byBailey Medical Center, LLC in Owasso, about 5 miles away, has the nearest emergency room.
Within reach of a big cityTulsa is about 17 miles away as the crow flies. The book suggests staying within about 60 miles if you'll miss big-city sports, concerts and theater.

A check means Collinsville meets the rule of thumb from Frank and Dave's book. An empty box isn't a deal breaker: it's something to weigh for your family. A question mark means there isn't enough data.

What kind of town

Boom town. The population is up 24% since 2020. Growing fast, with rising home values. Watch for chain stores and big apartment complexes: the small-town feel may not last.

The book sorts small towns into six types. These labels come only from the numbers; take the quiz to see which type fits your family.

For a lifetime

Homes and money

Typical home value, as owners valued them in 2020-2024: $225,400U.S.: $332,700
Home prices since then: Up 16%Tulsa County, 2022 to 2025
Typical rent, with utilities: $1,175 a monthU.S.: $1,413
Typical household income: $90,570U.S.: $80,734
Homes owned by the people living in them: 75%U.S.: 65%
Typical property tax bill: $2,051 a yearOklahoma: $1,599
Homes built before 1940: 10%U.S.: 12%
Homes built since 2010: 34%U.S.: 11%
Vacation and seasonal homes: 0%U.S.: 3%
Everyday prices: 89.2U.S. average = 100 (the Tulsa metro area)

Home values and rents are what households told the Census Bureau across 2020 to 2024, so they trail today's market: county prices have moved up 16% since 2022. Everyday prices are the government's average for the Tulsa metro area, not Collinsville alone. Check current listings before you budget.

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates; Federal Housing Finance Agency, House Price Index for counties (all transactions); U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities, 2024.

The people

Population, 2025 estimate: 9,9562020: 8,007
Median age: 35.1 yearsU.S.: 38.9
Age 65 and older: 13%U.S.: 17%
Under 18: 25%U.S.: 22%
Adults with a bachelor's degree or more: 24%U.S.: 36%
Moved here from another county or state in the past year: 6%U.S.: 6%

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates (Vintage 2025); U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates.

Work

Biggest lines of work: Schools, health care and social services (19%); manufacturing (15%); retail (12%)
Unemployment rate: 4%U.S.: 5%
Average commute: 24 minutesU.S.: 26 minutes
Work from home: 7%U.S.: 15%
Below the poverty line: 9%U.S.: 12%

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates.

Health care

Nearest emergency room: Bailey Medical Center, LLC, Owasso, OK, about 5 miles away. It's a general hospital. Medicare gives it 5 of 5 stars.

Look up doctors, clinics and the hospitals themselves on Medicare's Care Compare. Ask where the most serious cases are sent.

Sources: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Hospital General Information.

Schools

7 public schools in Collinsville, run by Collinsville and Owasso.

See each school on the federal school search, then check test scores and graduation rates on Oklahoma's school report card.

Sources: National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data, 2023-24 (via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal); National Center for Education Statistics, IPEDS institution directory, 2024.

Internet

Homes with cable, fiber or DSL internet: 78%U.S.: 76%
Homes with any internet subscription: 95%U.S.: 91%

Before you buy, look up the address on the FCC's National Broadband Map to see which providers serve it.

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates.

Weather

January average low: 28°F
July average high: 94°F
Days 90°F or hotter: 74 a year
Nights at or below freezing: 72 a year
Rain and melted snow: 41 inches a year
Snow: 9 inches a year
Elevation: 695 feet

Weather station: Tulsa Intl Ap (12 miles away). Averages for 1991 to 2020.

Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020; U.S. Geological Survey, 3D Elevation Program.

Getting around

Bailey Medical Center, LLCEmergency room5

Tulsa, OKMetro of 1.1 million17

Straight-line miles. The road is always longer, and as the book says, an interstate at 70 is a different trip from a farm road at 45. Check the real drive: Bailey Medical Center, Tulsa.

Tulsa County is in a metro area of 1 million people or more (USDA rural-urban code 1, on a scale where 1 is the biggest metro areas and 9 the most rural counties).

For a day

1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.

Read about Collinsville's history on Wikipedia.

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Nearby

Straight-line miles.

Small towns

Skiatook, OK9,000 people, 5 miles
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Oologah, OK1,400 people, 10 miles
Turley, OK3,000 people, 10 miles
Verdigris, OK5,900 people, 14 miles
Catoosa, OK7,500 people, 14 miles

Smaller places

Vera, OK320 people, 6 miles
Limestone, OK (unincorporated)810 people, 7 miles
Ramona, OK547 people, 12 miles
Avant, OK302 people, 13 miles
Talala, OK268 people, 14 miles
Sequoyah, OK (unincorporated)721 people, 15 miles

Sources

Census survey figures are estimates with a margin of error; we leave out any figure whose margin is too wide to be useful. Data last gathered October 5, 2026. See something wrong? Write to mainstreet@smalltownguide.com.