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Place dossier plate
SheetOK-NICHOLS-HILLS-OK · Nichols Hills, OK 3,838 pop · income 98th pct
Instrument codes from this place’s ACS population and household income, BEA state COL, FBI safety, national income percentile, photo-finish peer city, home-value band, and matched Census-tract book - not a moving recommendation.
Income neighbourhood around Nichols Hills
Lowest/highest poles plus peers nearest Nichols Hills on median household income. Full ladder: /browse and /rankings.
median HH income
Aguilita comu… · lowest
21,065
Aguilita comu… · lowest
21,065 median HH income
10.3% of the leader · rank #1
Colleyville · near
203,566
Colleyville · near
203,566 median HH income
99.8% of the leader · rank #2
Union Grove · near
203,594
Union Grove · near
203,594 median HH income
99.8% of the leader · rank #3
Nichols Hills · this city
203,750
Nichols Hills · this city
203,750 median HH income
99.9% of the leader · rank #4
Brightwaters · near
203,750
Brightwaters · near
203,750 median HH income
99.9% of the leader · rank #5
Hunting Valley · near
203,750
Hunting Valley · near
203,750 median HH income
99.9% of the leader · rank #6
North Gate · highest
204,024
North Gate · highest
204,024 median HH income
100.0% of the leader · rank #7
What this shows Neighbourhood peers only - not a full nationwide city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the spread is wide.
Compare beyond this state
Nationwide peers by population, income, and FBI crime rate
Out-of-state nearest neighbors for Nichols Hills on ACS population and median household income
, plus FBI UCR reporting rate when the extract covers this place. Link sets are deduped so each column is a distinct comparison path, not a forecast that peers share a labor market or climate.
Similar population
Nearest out-of-state cities by ACS population. This city: 3,838.
Agency-reported UCR totals per 100,000 population, not a neighborhood safety grade or a prediction of personal risk.
Nichols Hills - the verdict
Nichols Hills ranks in the 98th percentile for household income and the 66th percentile for safety nationally, out of every US city with at least 1,000 residents. Source: Census ACS + FBI UCR.
98th
percentile, household income
96th
percentile, home value
14th
percentile, median rent
66th
percentile, safety
📝 How we sourced this
Population, income, and housing-cost figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates (B-series tables). Crime data uses FBI UCR; climate uses NOAA Climate Normals; school counts come from NCES Common Core of Data; permits use the Census Building Permits Survey (BPS). See our methodology page for the full ETL pipeline and OMB / FIPS join keys.
Data Snapshot: Nichols Hills, OK
Census ACS 2023 estimates count 3,838 residents in Nichols Hills, a small town within Oklahoma. Median household income here is $203,750 per year, placing it in the top quartile of U.S. cities for household income, with a poverty rate of 5.7%. Typical homes in Nichols Hills are valued around $855,300, and the median resident age is 44.2 years. Educational attainment runs 73.8% of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher. Separately, 59.3% of working-age residents are in the labor force.
In 2024, 17 residential building permits were authorized in Nichols Hills (Growing), up 13% from five years earlier, per Census BPS data. Nichols Hills reports a comparatively low crime rate: FBI UCR figures show 944.4 crimes per 100,000 residents, below the national average (reporting is voluntary across agencies, so treat this as reporting activity rather than a definitive danger score).
Living costs in Oklahoma run below the national norm: BEA Regional Price Parities 2024 puts Oklahoma at 87.8 on a 100-equals-national-average scale (Well Below Average). HUD Fair Market Rent for a typical two-bedroom in this state is $995 per month. Monthly utility costs average around $205 across Oklahoma, per EIA 2023 residential energy estimates. On FEMA's National Risk Index, this area rates 55.5 out of 100 for natural-hazard exposure (Moderate).
A decision-led reading path
Useful questions to ask of Nichols Hills's data
How this reading path is ordered
This is not a composite city score. It is a city-specific route through the available public records, ordered for this profile so the page starts with questions the joined data can actually answer. The route here runs from housing and income to reported crime to population change to schools and households to work and mobility to comparison shortlist; another city can have a different sequence or fewer supported layers because the source joins are not uniform.
For Nichols Hills, city-specific coverage includes FBI reported-crime rates, local building permits, commute-mode shares, matched public-school count, annual population history.
No matched row is reported here for within-city Census tract profiles; the page leaves those layers out instead of substituting a statewide or national value.
Question 1
How far does income reach against housing in Nichols Hills?
The home-value-to-income reference is comparatively stretched: the ACS median home value is 4.2 times median household income. The ACS poverty estimate is 5.7%, which keeps the citywide median from describing every household.
This is a citywide price-to-income reference, not a mortgage-affordability test; it does not include interest rates, taxes, insurance, household size, or an individual buyer's down payment. Housing value is high relative to the citywide income median. That flags a question for comparison, not a verdict: tenure, household composition, financing costs, and the age of the ACS estimate can all change what a resident actually pays.
What can the FBI record say about safety in Nichols Hills?
Treat this as a reporting-rate comparison, not a prediction of personal risk or a neighborhood-level safety grade. Tourism, daytime population, reporting practices, and variation inside the city are not adjusted away. The state rank and same-state peer table are the narrower comparisons available on this page.
The joined FBI UCR record reports 944.4 violent and property crimes per 100,000 residents, below the 2280.5 national reference used here. The difference is 59% lower in arithmetic terms, but agency participation is voluntary and reporting completeness varies.
Is Nichols Hills growing, shrinking, or holding steady?
The recent population line is broadly flat. That makes the composition of change more important than the headline count: housing turnover, household size, and age structure can shift even when the total barely moves.
Census PEP estimates show the population declined by -8 residents from 2020 to 2025, a -0.2% change. Separately, Census BPS recorded 17 housing units authorized in 2024. PEP and ACS are different Census series, so the trend is kept separate from the headline ACS population.
Which cities make useful reference points for Nichols Hills?
Within Oklahoma, the closest population matches are Fort Gibson (3,805 residents, $69,632 income); Stilwell (3,740 residents, $32,738 income); Spencer (3,942 residents, $57,550 income). Outside the state, the closest population matches in this dataset are Amberley, OH (3,838 residents); Lansing, NY (3,837 residents); Richwood, LA (3,840 residents). A third, income-matched reference set of 6 out-of-state cities sits in the income neighbourhood chart near the Place Dossier plate. These are mechanical peer sets, not claims that the places share a labor market, climate, culture, or metro context.
Use the in-state set to hold state policy and broad price conditions more nearly constant. Use the nationwide size set to ask whether cities with a similar resident count produce different housing, income, or commute outcomes. The income set is a third lens, deliberately separate from population matching. The nationwide peer panel below adds a fourth FBI UCR reporting-rate lens, not personal risk.
These joined records add useful context, but they do not need another full-size panel. Each remains a separate measure with its own geography and source boundary.
Schools and households
What does the education layer cover for Nichols Hills?
The NCES join finds 1 public school within the city match. 73.8% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher in the ACS estimate. These measures answer different questions: the school count describes local institutions, while adult attainment describes residents and cannot be used as a school-quality rating.
The matched institution count is small, so district boundaries and schools outside the city line may matter more than the municipal count suggests. Use the number as a coverage cue, then verify attendance zones with the district before making a household decision.
Matched public schools
1
Bachelor's degree+
73.8%
Poverty estimate
5.7%
NCES Common Core of Data school locations plus Census ACS resident characteristics.
What does the journey to work look like in Nichols Hills?
Mode share answers how workers usually travel; it does not measure congestion, reliability, distance to a particular job, or the quality of transit service. The profile is strongly car-oriented, so a relocation comparison should put trip distance, vehicle access, and household fuel costs ahead of a citywide commute average. The same-state peer links offer a more relevant benchmark than a national label.
Driving alone is the largest reported mode at 85.1%. A reliable mean commute time is not available for this row, so the mode shares carry the comparison.
Public transit
0.0%
Work from home
11.0%
Drive alone
85.1%
City-level Census ACS commuting estimates covering 1,668 workers age 16+.
Top-decile income · poverty 5.7% (Below-median poverty)
Cost of Living Index (state)
87.8 (US=100)
Very affordable · BEA RPP 2024, Oklahoma average
A
City profile score · Nichols Hills, OK
86/100
5 published dimensions · ACS/FBI 2023
Comparative score against U.S. cities with population of 1,000 or more on Census ACS medians
(income, poverty, bachelor's share, cost of living) and FBI UCR violent-crime rates when
published. Higher means a stronger standing on those published figures, not a livability
rating, not a recommendation to move, buy, or pick a "best" city. Missing inputs drop out
and redistribute weight.
How it is calculated.
Household income A+
$203,750
Median household income vs U.S. cities (pop ≥1,000); ACS.
Bachelor's+ share A+
73.8%
Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher; ACS.
Cost of living A+
87.8 index
BEA state Regional Price Parities index (100 ≈ national average); lower is stronger on this axis. Same value for every city in the state.
Violent crime B+
79 /100k
FBI UCR violent offenses per 100,000 residents; lower is stronger on this axis.
Poverty rate C+
5.7%
Share of residents below the poverty line; lower scores better on this axis.
Nichols Hills profile (scored ACS/FBI dimensions)Read the chart values
Household income: 100/100 (A+) · $203,750
Bachelor's+ share: 100/100 (A+) · 73.8%
Cost of living: 94/100 (A+) · 87.8 index
Violent crime: 76/100 (B+) · 79 /100k
Poverty rate: 61/100 (C+) · 5.7%
Where Nichols Hills sits on home value vs crime among peer cities
Nichols Hills's median home value and FBI crime rate plotted with similar-size and
same-state peers (padded with large cities when the peer set is thin). The second
read: pricey does not always mean safer, check which quadrant this city lands in.
Census ACS median home value vs FBI UCR crime rate - Nichols Hills highlighted among 8 peers.Read the chart values
Nichols Hills, OK (this city): home $855,300, crime 944/100k
Juno Beach, FL : home $644,400, crime 776/100k
Fort Gibson, OK : home $173,200, crime 1,251/100k
Stilwell, OK : home $99,800, crime 3,900/100k
Spencer, OK : home $119,000, crime 1,891/100k
Madill, OK : home $101,400, crime 1,425/100k
Elgin, OK : home $243,600, crime 83/100k
Roland, OK : home $130,300, crime 1,528/100k
How does Nichols Hills compare to other US cities?
Nichols Hills measured against every US city with 1,000+ residents, computed live from the same Census and FBI data shown throughout this page.
Household income98% higher than other cities
Home value96% pricier than other cities
Median rent14% pricier than other cities
Safety66% safer than other cities
"Safer than" reflects total crime rate from FBI UCR; the others use Census ACS estimates.
National percentiles can mask local variation. Looking only at Oklahoma, Nichols Hills ranks #55 of 203 Oklahoma cities by lowest crime rate - a narrower, more locally useful cut than the national comparison above.
How we calculate these percentiles & ranks
Each percentile compares Nichols Hills against every qualifying US city; each in-state rank narrows that to Oklahoma only. Full formula and direction notes: methodology.
Oklahoma-relative analysis
Median Gross Rent places Nichols Hills near the bottom of Oklahoma's cities
Among the 671 Oklahoma cities PlainCities tracks with reported median gross rent data, Nichols Hills ranks #1 - the 0th percentile within the state. This is a different, narrower cut than the nationwide percentiles above: it compares Nichols Hills only against its own state's cities, not the full US field.
Median Household Income
#1 of 639
100th percentile in Oklahoma
Median Gross Rent
#1 of 671
0th percentile in Oklahoma
Median Home Value
#1 of 628
100th percentile in Oklahoma
Poverty Rate
#525 of 671
21st percentile in Oklahoma
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
#2 of 671
100th percentile in Oklahoma
How in-state ranks are ordered
Ranked by raw value (highest first); a higher rank is not automatically "better" for every measure, see each metric's own context above. This is a comparison within Oklahoma only, not a livability score. See the methodology for the source and calculation.
Gauge source note
98th percentile nationally for median household income · 66th percentile for safety (lower crime rate). Source: Census ACS 2023 / FBI UCR 2023.
Nichols Hills's profile vs. every US city
Income, affordability, and safety percentile
Nichols Hills's percentile rank on 3 favorable-direction measures (income, affordability, safety) vs. every tracked US city -- higher on every axis is more favorable. Not a composite quality score, just the arithmetic mean of the axes shown.
How Nichols Hills's home value compares nationally
Median home value vs. every US city (population 1,000+)
$855,3004th percentilemore affordable than 4% of 15,600 US cities
Show national distribution
Each bar is a $25K-wide band; taller bars hold more US cities. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2023
Nichols Hills's home-value-to-income ratio: 4.2×
ACS median home value divided by median household income.
Band
moderate
3.0–5.0×
National rank
#11,233 of 15,516
More affordable than 28% of tracked cities (pop. 1,000+)
Size class
#8,707 of 11,323
Micro cities (under 10,000)
At 4.2×, Nichols Hills sits in the moderate band:
national rank #11,233 of 15,516 and #8,707 of 11,323micro cities (under 10,000).
Income and home value move in the same broad scale; check same-state peers before treating the multiple as an advantage or a warning.
How this ratio is calculated
Ratio = Census ACS 2023 median home value ÷ median household income for cities with both fields and population ≥ 1,000.
Rank 1 = lowest ratio (most compact). Bands match the fleet affordability thresholds used on guides (<3.0 / 3.0–5.0 / >5.0).
This is not a mortgage payment estimate and does not include rates, taxes, insurance, or down payment.
Income distribution context
$203,750Nichols Hills, OK median household income (Census ACS)
Show U.S. national quintile / Lorenz context Nichols Hills, OK median household income (Census ACS 5-year) with U.S. national quintile shares for context. Diagonal = equality; the curve is national, not computed for Nichols Hills, OK.
Key socioeconomic indicators
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)73.8%
Census ACS S1501, educational attainment
Poverty rate (households below FPL)5.7%
Census ACS S1701, poverty status
Labor force participation (adults 16+)59.3%
Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force
Population
3,838
Median Income
$203,750
Median Home Value
$855,300
Median Age
44.2
Poverty Rate
5.7%
Labor force participation
59.3%
Bachelor's Degree+
73.8%
Safety & Crime
Total Crime Rate
944.4
per 100,000 residents
Violent Crime
78.7
per 100,000 residents
Property Crime
865.7
per 100,000 residents
Crime reporting caveat
Reflects incidents reported to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting program — agency participation is voluntary and reporting completeness varies by jurisdiction and year, so this reflects reporting activity, not a definitive danger score. Not adjusted for tourism, commuter, or daytime population.
Schools
Total Schools
1
Public schools in this city
Population Change
PEP vintage
Annual U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program (PEP) estimates, 2020–2025
Nichols Hills's Census PEP population estimates, 2020–2025.Read the chart as text
Period
Population
2020
3,872 residents
2021
3,851 residents
2022
3,846 residents
2023
3,846 residents
2024
3,867 residents
2025
3,864 residents
Housing Supply
BPS source
Census Bureau Building Permits Survey (BPS) - annual residential permits authorized
🏗️ Growing
Total Permits (2024)
17
housing units authorized
Single-Family
17
detached homes
Multifamily
0
apartments & condos
Supply Intensity
4.4
permits per 1,000 residents
5-Year Permit Trend (2019–2024)
Year
Total
Single-Family
Multifamily
Est. Value
2019
15
15
0
$16.3M
2020
9
9
0
$10.9M
2021
11
11
0
$14.1M
2022
10
10
0
$9.2M
2023
16
16
0
$30.5M
2024
17
17
0
$25.2M
Permit volume increased 13% from 2019 to 2024.
Commute Patterns
Commute source
How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023
Drive Alone
85.1%
Carpool
3.2%
Public Transit
0.0%
Walk
0.6%
Work from Home
11.0%
Based on 1,668 workers 16 and over.
Monthly Utility Costs
Oklahoma statewide monthly utility average (EIA 2023): $205
EIA 2023 residential energy data puts average monthly utilities across Oklahoma at $205 (electricity about $115 , water and sewer about $40 ).
These are Oklahoma statewide averages, not a meter reading for Nichols Hills. Actual bills vary by home size, usage, and local rates. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023.
Living Costs & Risk
Oklahoma's BEA cost-of-living index is 87.8 (Well Below Average; US average = 100, RPP 2024). HUD Fair Market Rent for a typical two-bedroom in the county around Nichols Hills is $995/mo. FEMA's National Risk Index, averaged to Oklahoma statewide on PlainCities, rates natural-hazard exposure at 55.5 / 100 (Moderate).
Cost/risk geography note
Cost of living is a Oklahoma statewide BEA average; rent is a county-level HUD Fair Market Rent for the county Nichols Hills sits in; the FEMA hazard score shown here is a statewide average of county NRI inputs, not a parcel-level reading.
How Nichols Hills compares to similar-size Oklahoma cities
Same-state peer method
Closest same-state population matches, not geographic neighbors. Population + median household income come from Census Bureau ACS 5-year B01001 and B19013.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year 2023, FBI UCR, NCES CCD, Census BPS 2024, Census ACS B08301/B08136, U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023, BEA Regional Price Parities 2024, HUD Fair Market Rents 2026, FEMA National Risk Index.