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Place dossier plate
SheetOK-VERDIGRIS-OK · Verdigris, OK 5,502 pop · income 63rd 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 Verdigris
Lowest/highest poles plus peers nearest Verdigris on median household income. Full ladder: /browse and /rankings.
median HH income
Hugo · lowest
31,694
Hugo · lowest
31,694 median HH income
27.3% of the leader · rank #1
Verdigris · this city
81,406
Verdigris · this city
81,406 median HH income
70.1% of the leader · rank #2
Hoonah · near
81,406
Hoonah · near
81,406 median HH income
70.1% of the leader · rank #3
Robinwood · near
81,406
Robinwood · near
81,406 median HH income
70.1% of the leader · rank #4
Hillburn · near
81,406
Hillburn · near
81,406 median HH income
70.1% of the leader · rank #5
Peachtree Cor… · near
81,413
Peachtree Cor… · near
81,413 median HH income
70.1% of the leader · rank #6
Mead · highest
116,074
Mead · highest
116,074 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 Verdigris 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: 5,502.
Agency-reported UCR totals per 100,000 population, not a neighborhood safety grade or a prediction of personal risk.
Verdigris - the verdict
Measured against every US city with at least 1,000 residents, Verdigris lands in the 63rd percentile for household income and the 85th percentile for safety. Source: Census ACS + FBI UCR.
63rd
percentile, household income
47th
percentile, home value
14th
percentile, median rent
85th
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: Verdigris, OK
Verdigris is a small town in Oklahoma, home to 5,502 residents per U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 estimates. The typical household in Verdigris brings in $81,406 a year, above the median for U.S. cities on this measure, with a poverty rate of 6.4%. Typical homes in Verdigris are valued around $215,400, and the median resident age is 37.5 years. Educational attainment runs 30.6% of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher. Separately, 68.9% of working-age residents are in the labor force.
In 2024, 59 residential building permits were authorized in Verdigris (Slowing), down 24% from five years earlier, per Census BPS data. Verdigris reports a comparatively low crime rate: FBI UCR reporting places total crime at 510.3 incidents per 100,000 residents, below the national average (voluntary agency reporting, reflects reporting activity, not 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). Statewide, HUD pegs Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom unit at $995 monthly. Statewide, average monthly utility bills in Oklahoma run around $205, per EIA 2023 residential energy data. Commute times here average 19.9 minutes, with 79.0% driving alone and 12.2% working from home, per Census ACS commuting data. FEMA's National Risk Index rates natural-hazard exposure at 55.5 out of 100 (Moderate).
A decision-led reading path
Useful questions to ask of Verdigris'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 population change to housing and income to comparison shortlist to work and mobility to reported crime; another city can have a different sequence or fewer supported layers because the source joins are not uniform.
For Verdigris, city-specific coverage includes FBI reported-crime rates, commute-mode shares, local building permits, annual population history.
No matched row is reported here for matched public-school count, within-city Census tract profiles; the page leaves those layers out instead of substituting a statewide or national value.
1. Population change
Is Verdigris growing, shrinking, or holding steady?
Recent estimates point upward. Growth can increase housing demand and service needs, but the permit record must move in the same direction before calling it a supply response; the two series measure different things.
Census PEP estimates show the population grew by +519 residents from 2020 to 2025, a +9.7% change. Separately, Census BPS recorded 59 housing units authorized in 2024. PEP and ACS are different Census series, so the trend is kept separate from the headline ACS population.
How far does income reach against housing in Verdigris?
The home-value-to-income reference sits in a middle range: the ACS median home value is 2.6 times median household income. The ACS poverty estimate is 6.4%, 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. Income and home value move within the same broad scale here. The useful next check is not a generic affordability label, but whether similar-size cities offer a materially different income, housing, or commute trade-off.
Which cities make useful reference points for Verdigris?
Within Oklahoma, the closest population matches are Anadarko (5,627 residents, $43,668 income); Henryetta (5,631 residents, $44,541 income); Vinita (5,229 residents, $41,140 income). Outside the state, the closest population matches in this dataset are Mead, CO (5,503 residents); Holdrege, NE (5,503 residents); Monticello, IN (5,504 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.
What does the journey to work look like in Verdigris?
Mode share answers how workers usually travel; it does not measure congestion, reliability, distance to a particular job, or the quality of transit service. No single mode completely explains the work trip here. The mix is more useful than a one-number commute grade, especially when comparing places where transit, walking, and remote work divide the non-driving share differently.
Driving alone is the largest reported mode at 79.0%. The reported mean trip to work is 19.9 minutes.
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.
Reported crime
What can the FBI record say about safety in Verdigris?
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 510.3 violent and property crimes per 100,000 residents, below the 2280.5 national reference used here. The difference is 78% lower in arithmetic terms, but agency participation is voluntary and reporting completeness varies.
Property rate
408.2
Violent rate
102.1
Total reported rate
510.3
FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, incidents per 100,000. Voluntary agency reporting; not a danger score.
Above median income · poverty 6.4% (Below-median poverty)
Cost of Living Index (state)
87.8 (US=100)
Very affordable · BEA RPP 2024, Oklahoma average
B-
City profile score · Verdigris, OK
68/100
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.
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
102 /100k
FBI UCR violent offenses per 100,000 residents; lower is stronger on this axis.
Household income C+
$81,406
Median household income vs U.S. cities (pop ≥1,000); ACS.
Bachelor's+ share C
30.6%
Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher; ACS.
Poverty rate C
6.4%
Share of residents below the poverty line; lower scores better on this axis.
Verdigris profile (scored ACS/FBI dimensions)Read the chart values
Cost of living: 94/100 (A+) · 87.8 index
Violent crime: 70/100 (B) · 102 /100k
Household income: 61/100 (C+) · $81,406
Bachelor's+ share: 59/100 (C) · 30.6%
Poverty rate: 56/100 (C) · 6.4%
Where Verdigris sits on home value vs crime among peer cities
Verdigris'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 - Verdigris highlighted among 10 peers.Read the chart values
Verdigris, OK (this city): home $215,400, crime 510/100k
Mead, CO : home $552,100, crime 1,025/100k
Marlin, TX : home $49,800, crime 1,196/100k
Oakwood, GA : home $255,400, crime 2,120/100k
Anadarko, OK : home $90,000, crime 3,120/100k
Henryetta, OK : home $86,100, crime 1,499/100k
Vinita, OK : home $92,200, crime 2,075/100k
Sayre, OK : home $77,800, crime 772/100k
Hugo, OK : home $96,100, crime 2,481/100k
Holdenville, OK : home $76,900, crime 1,791/100k
How does Verdigris compare to other US cities?
Here's how Verdigris stacks up against the full field of US cities (population 1,000+), computed live from Census and FBI data.
Household income63% higher than other cities
Home value47% pricier than other cities
Median rent14% pricier than other cities
Safety85% safer than other cities
"Safer than" reflects total crime rate from FBI UCR; the others use Census ACS estimates.
A national percentile can hide a lot of local variation: narrowed to Oklahoma alone, Verdigris ranks #25 of 203 Oklahoma cities by lowest crime rate - a different, more locally useful comparison than stacking it against the entire country.
How we calculate these percentiles & ranks
Each percentile compares Verdigris 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 Verdigris near the bottom of Oklahoma's cities
Among the 671 Oklahoma cities PlainCities tracks with reported median gross rent data, Verdigris ranks #1 - the 0th percentile within the state. This is a different, narrower cut than the nationwide percentiles above: it compares Verdigris only against its own state's cities, not the full US field.
Median Household Income
#76 of 639
88th percentile in Oklahoma
Median Gross Rent
#1 of 671
0th percentile in Oklahoma
Median Home Value
#48 of 628
92nd percentile in Oklahoma
Poverty Rate
#508 of 671
24th percentile in Oklahoma
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
#77 of 671
89th 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
63rd percentile nationally for median household income · 85th percentile for safety (lower crime rate). Source: Census ACS 2023 / FBI UCR 2023.
Verdigris's profile vs. every US city
Income, affordability, and safety percentile
Verdigris'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 Verdigris's home value compares nationally
Median home value vs. every US city (population 1,000+)
$215,400Among the most affordablemore affordable than 53% 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
Verdigris's home-value-to-income ratio: 2.6×
ACS median home value divided by median household income.
Band
affordable
< 3.0×
National rank
#4,740 of 15,516
More affordable than 69% of tracked cities (pop. 1,000+)
Size class
#4,191 of 11,323
Micro cities (under 10,000)
At 2.6×, Verdigris sits in the affordable band:
national rank #4,740 of 15,516 and #4,191 of 11,323micro cities (under 10,000).
The multiple is comparatively compact among tracked cities, but a low ratio can still coexist with slow demand or household-level hardship.
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
$81,406Verdigris, OK median household income (Census ACS)
Show U.S. national quintile / Lorenz context Verdigris, 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 Verdigris, OK.
Key socioeconomic indicators
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)30.6%
Census ACS S1501, educational attainment
Poverty rate (households below FPL)6.4%
Census ACS S1701, poverty status
Labor force participation (adults 16+)68.9%
Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force
Population
5,502
Median Income
$81,406
Median Home Value
$215,400
Median Age
37.5
Poverty Rate
6.4%
Labor force participation
68.9%
Bachelor's Degree+
30.6%
Safety & Crime
Total Crime Rate
510.3
per 100,000 residents
Violent Crime
102.1
per 100,000 residents
Property Crime
408.2
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.
Population Change
PEP vintage
Annual U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program (PEP) estimates, 2020–2025
Verdigris's Census PEP population estimates, 2020–2025.Read the chart as text
Period
Population
2020
5,369 residents
2021
5,515 residents
2022
5,776 residents
2023
5,761 residents
2024
5,761 residents
2025
5,888 residents
Housing Supply
BPS source
Census Bureau Building Permits Survey (BPS) - annual residential permits authorized
🏗️ Slowing
Total Permits (2024)
59
housing units authorized
Single-Family
59
detached homes
Multifamily
0
apartments & condos
Supply Intensity
10.7
permits per 1,000 residents
5-Year Permit Trend (2019–2024)
Year
Total
Single-Family
Multifamily
Est. Value
2019
78
78
0
$11.7M
2020
58
58
0
$7.8M
2021
86
86
0
$10.9M
2022
10
10
0
$2.7M
2023
6
6
0
$2.7M
2024
59
59
0
$10.0M
Permit volume decreased 24% from 2019 to 2024.
Commute Patterns
Commute source
How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023
Average Commute Time
19.9 minutes
Drive Alone
79.0%
Carpool
5.7%
Public Transit
0.0%
Walk
2.1%
Work from Home
12.2%
Other
1.0%
Based on 2,862 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 Verdigris. 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 Verdigris 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 Verdigris sits in; the FEMA hazard score shown here is a statewide average of county NRI inputs, not a parcel-level reading.
How Verdigris 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, 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.