City: Oklahoma City
State: Oklahoma
Best Cities Overall Rank: 37
About Oklahoma City: The movie Twister took place in Oklahoma.
Oklahoma City's economy is steady at rank 75 as the unemployment rate is 6.7% and best jobs rank 79 while the average commute is under 20 minutes.
County: Oklahoma
Population: 551,789
Official website for city visitors' bureau/city: Visitor's bureau website
Newspaper with the largest circulation: The Oklahoman
Oklahoma City blogs: Hiccups Parenting Blog, Moms are For Everyone
Oklahoma City's Facebook page: Follow Oklahoma City on Facebook
Oklahoma City's Twitter page: Follow Oklahoma City on Twitter
Education rank: 47
High School graduation rate 2008: 75.7%
Blue Ribbon Schools, 2003-2009: 5
Blue Ribbon Schools per 100,000 people: 0.91
NEAYC-accredited preschools: 10
NAEYC schools per 100,000 people: 1.81
NAEP State proficiency reading, grade 8: 259
Pupil/Teacher Ratio: 16.19
Total Expenditures Per Student: $7,561
Health rank: 38
Quality children's hospitals: 1
Hospitals per 100,000 people: 0.18
Quality Pediatricians: 1
Quality Pediatricians per 100,000: 0.18
Average number of Unhealthy Air Quality days between 2006-2008, by county: 0
Safety rank: 62
Violent Crimes, 2008: 5400
Violent Crime Rate per 100,000: 978.63
Sex Offenders: 865
Sex Offenders per 100,000: 156.76
Economy rank: 6
Travel time to work, 2006-2008, in minutes: 19.89
Percent of labor force unemployed, January 2010: 6.7
Best Performing Cities Job Index: 544.74
Median Home Sale Price: $113,700
5-Year Home Value Index: 3.50%
Percent of homes sold for a loss: 14.61%
Recreation Rank: 9
Parkland acreage, 2008 (includes pools and playgrounds): 14,684
Parkland per 100,000: 2661.16
