Roger Mills
Oklahoma

What stands out

What stands out about Roger Mills County: the school test score is among the highest in America (3.64 where 3.0 is grade level), the overdose death rate is in the bottom 4% of American counties (0 per 100,000), and population growth is in the bottom 7% of American counties (-1.3% a year). Within Oklahoma it ranks 1st of 77 counties for the school test score.

Where you are

You live in Roger Mills County, Oklahoma. 3,423 people live here with you, so most faces are familiar. The population shrank 1.3% last year, and more Americans moved out than in (net -41).

Oklahoma has a graduated income tax reaching 4.5%, exempts Social Security, and has some of the lowest home prices and property taxes in the country. Most of the state is in the highest-risk tornado zone in the world, and the Oklahoma City area has also seen frequent earthquakes linked to oil and gas wastewater disposal. Native American tribal nations hold significant jurisdiction across the eastern half of the state.

Money

The typical household here brings in $57,574 a year, lower than 59% of American counties. Employers pay an average wage of $48,287. Unemployment runs 2.3%, lower than 88% of American counties. 7% of workers work from home.

Oklahoma takes 4.1% of that median income in state income tax, about $2,376 a year.

Home

The median home costs $193K, cheaper than 66% of American counties, about 2.2 years of the median household's income. A two-bedroom rents for around $667 a month. Property tax is 0.47% of home value, roughly $714 a year on that median home, lower than 90% of American counties. 81% of households own rather than rent.

Safety and health

Violent crime here is 4.2 per 1,000 residents, higher than 71% of American counties.

A child born here can expect to live 74.1 years, shorter than 69% of American counties. There are 2 active physicians in the county, about 5.8 per 10,000 people. 12.7% of people under 65 have no health insurance.

School

Local students test at grade level 3.64 where 3.0 is national grade level, higher than almost every county in America. 92% of adults finished high school.

Neighbors and politics

In 2024 your neighbors voted Republican by 80 points, among the most lopsided counties in the country. 68% of eligible voters turned out. Under Oklahoma law you can carry a concealed handgun without a permit, abortion is banned with narrow exceptions, and marijuana is medical only.

Weather and risk

The year averages 61°F, highs near 75 and lows near 47, warmer than 71% of American counties. About 28 inches of rain and snow fall a year. FEMA puts natural-hazard risk at 16 out of 100, safer than 84% of American counties; the county has had 32 federal disaster declarations since 1953.

Getting around, going out

Home internet averages 206 Mbps down, faster than 53% of American counties. There is 1 airport in the county, counting general aviation. For a night or a weekend out: 0.8 full-service restaurants per 1,000 people, 1 National Park Service site.