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Carter vs Covington

131 miles apart. The biggest differences: property tax bill (+35% in Carter) and average commute (5 min in Carter).

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Carter, OKA small town of 210Oklahoma · 210 people
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Covington, OKHomes around $105KOklahoma · 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.

CarterA small town of 210
Quiet strengthsCarter doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Carter →
CovingtonHomes around $105K
Housing$105K typical home53% below the OK typical home SchoolsBetter than 36%of OK districts All about Covington →
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.

Property tax bill+35%
Tax bills are bigger in Carter
Carter $625Covington $464
Average commute5 min
Carter has the shorter commute
Covington 29 minCarter 24 min
★ 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.

Carter$470/mo
Typical home $80K (Census) · tax rate 0.78% · or rent about $1,031/mo · Housing →
Covington$600/mo
Typical home $105K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.54% · or rent about $880/mo · Housing →

The difference: $120 a month, about $1,500 a year, between Covington and Carter.

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
–CarterNot graded C+CovingtonBetter than 36% 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
CarterCovington
Snow a year6″4″
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)63rd61st
Outdoors & history
CarterCovington
National Register places—1
Archive photos—1
Community
CarterCovington
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

131 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

CarterOKCovingtonOK
Carter ↔ Covington131 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.

CarterCovington
People
Population 210Lowest 297Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census — -10.4% OK: +5.5%
Median age 41.5±7.7Highest 12% above OK 37.1±6.8Lowest about the OK average
Carter and Covington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 20.5%±11.4Lowest OK: 24% 21.2%±7.6Highest OK: 24%
Covington and Carter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 11%±9.7Highest OK: 16.3% 5.7%±8.2Lowest OK: 16.3%
Carter and Covington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 16.3%Highest OK: 28.3% 12.1%Lowest OK: 28.3%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.4%±5.3Highest OK: 5.8% 0%±4.8Lowest OK: 5.8%
Carter and Covington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $65,313±$23kLowest about the OK average $86,964±$28kHighest 34% above OK
Covington and Carter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $80,000±$39kLowest 60% below OK $85,600±$34kHighest 57% below OK
Covington and Carter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,031±$579Highest about the OK average $880±$349Lowest 13% below OK
Carter and Covington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $625Highest 61% below OK $464Lowest 71% below OK
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 57.1%±100Highest OK: 46.3% 12.5%±100Lowest OK: 46.3%
Carter and Covington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 16.7%Highest OK: 15.3% 5.7%Lowest OK: 15.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 79%Highest OK: 65.8% 77.1%Lowest OK: 65.8%
Typical home builtmedian year 1960Highest 20 yrs older than OK 1953Lowest 27 yrs older than OK
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 24 minLowest 8% above OK 29 minHighest 30% above OK
Work from home 0%±10.1Lowest OK: 9.4% 2.6%±4.4Highest OK: 9.4%
Covington and Carter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 3.4%Highest 2.8%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 14.3 miLowest 20.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.29Lowest 0.40Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Sayre (29%)Enid (38%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in CovingtonFew work in Carter
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 83.7Lowest 107Highest
Schools
School district —COVINGTON-DOUGLAS
High school in town —Covington-Douglas HS
Students per teacherat that high school — 10.9
Oklahoma average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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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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