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Carnegie vs Snyder

37 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (2.6× in Carnegie) and street grid (2.1× in Snyder).

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Carnegie, OKHomes around $81KOklahoma · 1,521 people
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Snyder, OKHomes around $71KOklahoma · 1,297 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.

CarnegieHomes around $81K
Housing$81K typical home64% below the OK typical home Health97% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates SafetySafer than 71%of U.S. towns we grade All about Carnegie →
SnyderHomes around $71K
Housing$71K typical home68% below the OK typical home Health88% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates SchoolsBetter than 16%of OK districts All about Snyder →
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 worker2.6×
Carnegie is more of a job hub
Carnegie 1.49Snyder 0.58
Street grid2.1×
Snyder has the more walkable street grid
Snyder 150Carnegie 70.6
Growth since 2010+10.3 pts
Snyder has grown faster since 2010
Snyder -6.7%Carnegie -17%
Work in town+16.8 pts
More of Carnegie’s workers stay in town
Carnegie 29.3%Snyder 12.5%
Average commute8 min
Carnegie has the shorter commute
Snyder 25 minCarnegie 17 min
Property tax bill+24%
Tax bills are bigger in Snyder
Snyder $616Carnegie $498
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs about the same each month

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.

Carnegie$470/mo
Typical home $81K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.63% · or rent about $588/mo · Housing →
Snyder$410/mo
Typical home $71K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.60% · or rent about $651/mo · Housing →

The difference: $60 a month, about $800 a year, between Carnegie and Snyder.

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.

Safety
B+CarnegieSafer than 71% of U.S. towns B−SnyderSafer than 46% of U.S. towns
Schools
CCarnegieBetter than 29% of districts in the state C−SnyderBetter than 16% of districts in the state
Health
D−CarnegieHealthier than 3% of U.S. towns DSnyderHealthier than 12% of U.S. towns
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
CarnegieSnyder
Snow a year2″2″
January low25°F—
July high93°F—
Growing season (days)202d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)78th78th
Outdoors & history
CarnegieSnyder
Settled19031902
Archive photos27
Famous people born here—1
Community
CarnegieSnyder
Library hours a week30 hrs—
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

37 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

CarnegieOKSnyderOK
Carnegie ↔ Snyder37 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.

CarnegieSnyder
People
Population 1,521Highest 1,297Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -17%Lowest OK: +5.5% -6.7%Highest OK: +5.5%
Median age 35±5Lowest 5% below OK 36.5±5.2Highest about the OK average
Snyder and Carnegie are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 24.5%±2.7Lowest OK: 24% 28.5%±4.4Highest OK: 24%
Snyder and Carnegie are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 18.4%±3.9Highest OK: 16.3% 17.8%±5.3Lowest OK: 16.3%
Carnegie and Snyder are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 14.4%Lowest OK: 28.3% 17.5%Highest OK: 28.3%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0.6%±0.8Lowest OK: 5.8% 3.2%±1.6Highest OK: 5.8%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $43,839±$8kHighest 33% below OK $41,099±$2kLowest 37% below OK
Carnegie and Snyder are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $79,600±$12kLowest 60% below OK $102,400±$12kHighest 49% below OK
Snyder and Carnegie are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $588±$65Lowest 42% below OK $651±$43Highest 36% below OK
Snyder and Carnegie are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $498Lowest 69% below OK $616Highest 61% below OK
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 38.2%±10.6Lowest OK: 46.3% 58.9%±10.6Highest OK: 46.3%
Snyder and Carnegie are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 21.6%Lowest OK: 15.3% 22.7%Highest OK: 15.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 66.8%Highest OK: 65.8% 63.5%Lowest OK: 65.8%
Typical home builtmedian year 1966 14 yrs older than OK 1966 14 yrs older than OK
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 17 minLowest 23% below OK 25 minHighest 10% above OK
Work from home 10.1%±6Lowest OK: 9.4% 11.2%±5.3Highest OK: 9.4%
Snyder and Carnegie are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 29.3%Highest 12.5%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 26.8 miLowest 28.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.49Highest 0.58Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Oklahoma City (11%)Altus (13%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in SnyderFew work in Carnegie
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.3%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 0.3 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.3 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 70.6Lowest 150Highest
Schools
School district CARNEGIESNYDER
High school in town Carnegie HSSnyder HS
Students per teacherat that high school 15.4Highest 10.3Lowest
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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