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Bluejacket vs Lamar

132 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (23.8× in Bluejacket) and jobs per worker (20× in Bluejacket).

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Bluejacket, OKKnown for its schoolsOklahoma · 237 people

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Lamar, OKA small town of 160Oklahoma · 160 people

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.

BluejacketKnown for its schools

SchoolsBetter than 16%of OK districts All about Bluejacket →

LamarA small town of 160

Quiet strengthsLamar doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.

All about Lamar →

The biggest differences

Where they differ most

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

Street grid23.8×

Bluejacket has the more walkable street grid

Bluejacket 80.8Lamar 3.4

Jobs per worker20×

Bluejacket is more of a job hub

Bluejacket 0.40Lamar 0.02

Average commute13 min

Bluejacket has the shorter commute

Lamar 34 minBluejacket 21 min

Property tax bill+21%

Tax bills are bigger in Lamar

Lamar $413Bluejacket $340

Typical home built13 yrs

Bluejacket’s homes are older

Lamar 1980Bluejacket 1967

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $200 more a month in Lamar

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.

Down paymentRate%

Bluejacket$1,100/mo

Typical home $197K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.40% · or rent about $950/mo · Housing →

Lamar$1,300/mo

Typical home $192K (Zillow) · tax rate est. 1.8% · or rent about $800/mo · Housing →

The difference: $200 a month, about $2,400 a year, between Lamar and Bluejacket.

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

C−BluejacketBetter than 16% of districts in the state –LamarNot graded

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

BluejacketLamar

Snow a year—2″

January low—26°F

July high—95°F

Growing season (days)—206d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)81st 91st

Outdoors & history

BluejacketLamar

Archive photos1 —

Community

BluejacketLamar

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined0 0

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

132 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

BluejacketOK LamarOK

Bluejacket ↔ Lamar132 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.

Only big differences vs Oklahoma average

BluejacketLamar

People

Population 237Highest 160Lowest

Median age 47.6±9.3Highest 29% above OK 46.5±14.9Lowest 26% above OK

Bluejacket and Lamar are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Kids under 18 27.8%±9.7Highest OK: 24% 20%±9.6Lowest OK: 24%

Bluejacket and Lamar are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Age 65+ 22.8%±5.6Lowest OK: 16.3% 23.1%±9Highest OK: 16.3%

Lamar and Bluejacket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 8.7% OK: 28.3% 8.7% OK: 28.3%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.8%±2.6Highest OK: 5.8% 0%±8.8Lowest OK: 5.8%

Bluejacket and Lamar are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $53,438±$14kHighest 18% below OK $46,250±$15kLowest 29% below OK

Bluejacket and Lamar are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $85,900±$10k 57% below OK —

Rentmedian gross, monthly $950±$162Highest 6% below OK $800±$263Lowest 21% below OK

Bluejacket and Lamar are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Property taxmedian, yearly $340Lowest 79% below OK $413Highest 74% below OK

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 44.4%±100Lowest OK: 46.3% 50%±100Highest OK: 46.3%

Lamar and Bluejacket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Below poverty line 23.3%Lowest OK: 15.3% 25%Highest OK: 15.3%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 89%Lowest OK: 65.8% 90.7%Highest OK: 65.8%

Typical home builtmedian year 1967Lowest 13 yrs older than OK 1980Highest same as OK

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 21 minLowest 7% below OK 34 minHighest 50% above OK

Work from home 10.9%±9Lowest OK: 9.4% 18.4%±19Highest OK: 9.4%

Lamar and Bluejacket are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Work in townworking residents 2.5%Highest 0%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 32.3 miLowest 36.3 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.40Highest 0.02Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Welch (10%)Wewoka (17%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in LamarFew work in Bluejacket

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%

Trailsmapped miles 0.0 mi 0.0 mi

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 80.8Highest 3.4Lowest

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?

Ask the people who live there

The numbers stop at the town line. Neighbors can tell you about the commute at 7am, the schools, the winters and the feel of the place.

Bluejacket neighborsTown Square →

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Lamar neighborsTown Square →

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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.