Living in Minco, Oklahoma: homes, schools and costs

The book's checklist

Lower cost of livingEveryday prices run 9.6% below the U.S. average in the Oklahoma City metro area.
More house for the moneyA typical home costs 2.4 years of the typical household's income here. Across the U.S. it's 4.1.
A safer neighborhood2 violent crimes were reported in 2025, about 1.3 per 1,000 people (U.S.: 3.3). Property crime: 3.2 per 1,000 (U.S.: 15.3).
Schools in town3 public schools: 1 elementary, 1 middle and 1 high school.
A hospital close byIntegris Canadian Valley Hospital in Yukon, about 16 miles away, has the nearest emergency room.
Within reach of a big cityOklahoma City is about 27 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 Minco 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.

For a lifetime

Homes and money

Typical home value, as owners valued them in 2020-2024: $145,900U.S.: $332,700
Home prices since then: Up 8.1%Grady County, 2022 to 2025
Typical household income: $61,000U.S.: $80,734
Typical property tax bill: $1,233 a yearOklahoma: $1,599
Homes built before 1940: 10%U.S.: 12%
Homes built since 2010: 6%U.S.: 11%
Vacation and seasonal homes: 1%U.S.: 3%
Everyday prices: 90.4U.S. average = 100 (the Oklahoma City 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 8.1% since 2022. Everyday prices are the government's average for the Oklahoma City metro area, not Minco 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: 1,5802020: 1,514
Median age: 36.1 yearsU.S.: 38.9
Age 65 and older: 18%U.S.: 17%
Under 18: 24%U.S.: 22%
Adults with a bachelor's degree or more: 17%U.S.: 36%
Moved here from another county or state in the past year: 5%U.S.: 6%
College students: 5%share of all residents

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 (22%); retail (12%); manufacturing (11%)
Unemployment rate: 5%U.S.: 5%
Average commute: 24 minutesU.S.: 26 minutes
Work from home: 13%U.S.: 15%
Below the poverty line: 11%U.S.: 12%

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

Health care

Nearest emergency room: Integris Canadian Valley Hospital, Yukon, OK, about 16 miles away. It's a general hospital. Medicare gives it 4 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

3 public schools in Minco, run by Minco.

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: 47%U.S.: 76%

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: 93°F
Days 90°F or hotter: 75 a year
Nights at or below freezing: 76 a year
Rain and melted snow: 35 inches a year
Snow: 4 inches a year
Elevation: 1,310 feet

Weather stations: Minco 2SSW Mesonet (3 miles away) and Union City 3 SE (5 miles away, rain and snow). 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

Integris Canadian Valley HospitalEmergency room16

Oklahoma City, OKMetro of 1.5 million27

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: Integris Canadian Valley Hospital, Oklahoma City.

Grady 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

2 places on the National Register of Historic Places, including Knippelmier Farmstead.

Read about Minco's history on Wikipedia.

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Nearby

Straight-line miles.

Small towns

Union City, OK2,100 people, 6 miles
Tuttle, OK8,700 people, 11 miles
El Reno, OK21,000 people, 16 miles
Chickasha, OK17,300 people, 19 miles
Blanchard, OK10,000 people, 20 miles
Newcastle, OK15,200 people, 21 miles

Smaller places

Pocasset, OK196 people, 10 miles
Amber, OK466 people, 11 miles
Bridge Creek, OK316 people, 13 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.