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Alderson vs Bluejacket

136 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (2.8× in Alderson) and property tax bill (+42% in Alderson).

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Alderson, OKA small town of 259Oklahoma · 259 people
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Bluejacket, OKKnown for its schoolsOklahoma · 237 people
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Where each one shines

Two towns, two different strengths

What each town does better than most of its state (not better than each other). Tap one to see the page behind it.

AldersonA small town of 259
Quiet strengthsAlderson doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Alderson →
BluejacketKnown for its schools
SchoolsBetter than 16%of OK districts All about Bluejacket →
The biggest differences

Where they part ways

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Jobs per worker2.8×
Alderson is more of a job hub
Alderson 1.13Bluejacket 0.40
Property tax bill+42%
Tax bills are bigger in Alderson
Alderson $482Bluejacket $340
Street grid+87%
Bluejacket has the more walkable street grid
Bluejacket 80.8Alderson 43.2
Average commute8 min
Alderson has the shorter commute
Bluejacket 21 minAlderson 13 min
Typical home built17 yrs
Bluejacket’s homes are older
Alderson 1984Bluejacket 1967
Bachelor’s degree++8.2 pts
More adults in Bluejacket have a degree
Bluejacket 8.7%Alderson 0.5%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $610 more a month in Bluejacket

A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Alderson$480/mo
Typical home $85K (Census) · tax rate 0.57% · or rent about $1,281/mo · Housing →
Bluejacket$1,100/mo
Typical home $197K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.40% · or rent about $950/mo · Housing →

The difference: $610 a month, about $7,300 a year, between Bluejacket and Alderson.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

Report cards

Grades and rankings, side by side

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every Oklahoma ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Schools
–AldersonNot graded C−BluejacketBetter than 16% of districts in the state
Life in each

What daily life feels like in each

The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.

Seasons
AldersonBluejacket
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)70th81st
Outdoors & history
AldersonBluejacket
Settled—1871
Archive photos21
Community
AldersonBluejacket
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined00

A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.

Where they are

136 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

AldersonOKBluejacketOK
Alderson ↔ Bluejacket136 miles apart
Everything, side by side

What matters to you?

Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

AldersonBluejacket
People
Population 259Highest 237Lowest
Median age 47.5±12.6Lowest 28% above OK 47.6±9.3Highest 29% above OK
Bluejacket and Alderson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 17.8%±6.5Lowest OK: 24% 27.8%±9.7Highest OK: 24%
Bluejacket and Alderson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 19.3%±6.5Lowest OK: 16.3% 22.8%±5.6Highest OK: 16.3%
Bluejacket and Alderson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 0.5%Lowest OK: 28.3% 8.7%Highest OK: 28.3%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.9%±4.3Lowest OK: 5.8% 3.8%±2.6Highest OK: 5.8%
Bluejacket and Alderson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $42,917±$15kLowest 34% below OK $53,438±$14kHighest 18% below OK
Bluejacket and Alderson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $84,500±$16kLowest 58% below OK $85,900±$10kHighest 57% below OK
Bluejacket and Alderson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,281±$767Highest 26% above OK $950±$162Lowest 6% below OK
Alderson and Bluejacket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $482Highest 70% below OK $340Lowest 79% below OK
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 42.9%±100Lowest OK: 46.3% 44.4%±100Highest OK: 46.3%
Bluejacket and Alderson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 21.9%Lowest OK: 15.3% 23.3%Highest OK: 15.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 84.4%Lowest OK: 65.8% 89%Highest OK: 65.8%
Typical home builtmedian year 1984Highest 4 yrs newer than OK 1967Lowest 13 yrs older than OK
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 13 minLowest 43% below OK 21 minHighest 7% below OK
Work from home 0.8%±3.3Lowest OK: 9.4% 10.9%±9Highest OK: 9.4%
Bluejacket and Alderson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 1.9%Lowest 2.5%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 5.3 miLowest 32.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.13Highest 0.40Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town McAlester (39%)Welch (10%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in BluejacketFew work in Alderson
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 7%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 0.3 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.5 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 43.2Lowest 80.8Highest
Schools
School district —BLUEJACKET
High school in town —Bluejacket HS
Students per teacherat that high school — 13.6
Oklahoma average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
Deciding?

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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.

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