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

CChandlerSafer than 28% of U.S. towns DJaySafer than 6% of U.S. towns

Schools

AChandlerBetter than 87% of districts in the state B−JayBetter than 45% of districts in the state

Health

C−ChandlerHealthier than 19% of U.S. towns D−JayHealthier than 2% of U.S. towns

12Chandler

8Jay

Lists won, of 20 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Best schoolsSchools · 128 towns #4#103 Fewest smokersHealth · 134 towns #36#130 Lowest depressionHealth · 134 towns #16#106 Fewest uninsuredHealth · 134 towns #26#112 Most remote workersWork · 131 towns #10#80 Most activeHealth · 134 towns #46#116 Highest graduation rateSchools · 119 towns #10#72 HealthiestHealth · 134 towns #62#121

Left end = #1 in Oklahoma. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Chandler’s rankings →

Monthly cost

A typical home costs $170 more a month in Jay

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%

Chandler$1,220/mo

Typical home $207K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.78% · or rent about $904/mo · Housing →

Jay$1,390/mo

Typical home $243K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.57% · or rent about $765/mo · Housing →

The difference: $170 a month, about $2,100 a year, between Jay and Chandler.

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.

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

ChandlerJay

Snow a year6″6″

January low—26°F

July high—91°F

Growing season (days)—209d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)75th 64th

Outdoors & history

ChandlerJay

Trails3 mi —

Conserved land14.3%—

Settled1891 —

National Register places19 —

Archive photos24 2

Famous people born here6 2

Community

ChandlerJay

Library hours a week44 hrs 50 hrs

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

124 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

ChandlerOK JayOK

Chandler ↔ Jay124 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

ChandlerJay

People

Population 2,899Highest 2,731Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -7.8%Lowest OK: +5.5% -0.9%Highest OK: +5.5%

Median age 36.2±4.3Highest about the OK average 34.6±1.3Lowest 6% below OK

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

Kids under 18 26.9%±6Highest OK: 24% 25.4%±2.1Lowest OK: 24%

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

Age 65+ 16.9%±4.6Highest OK: 16.3% 13.6%±2.1Lowest OK: 16.3%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 18.1%Highest OK: 28.3% 11.3%Lowest OK: 28.3%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.6%±2Highest OK: 5.8% 2.3%±1.4Lowest OK: 5.8%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $46,645±$9kHighest 28% below OK $38,094±$4kLowest 41% below OK

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $110,600±$27kHighest 45% below OK $107,900±$17kLowest 46% below OK

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $904±$121Highest 11% below OK $765±$142Lowest 25% below OK

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $860Highest 46% below OK $611Lowest 62% below OK

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 51.1%±8.2Lowest OK: 46.3% 61%±16.2Highest OK: 46.3%

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

Below poverty line 29%Highest OK: 15.3% 23.5%Lowest OK: 15.3%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 62%Highest OK: 65.8% 61.3%Lowest OK: 65.8%

Typical home builtmedian year 1973Lowest 7 yrs older than OK 1976Highest 4 yrs older than OK

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 27 minLowest 21% above OK 28 minHighest 23% above OK

Work from home 12.2%±7.5Highest OK: 9.4% 5.2%±3.5Lowest OK: 9.4%

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

Work in townworking residents 25.9%Highest 19.4%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 32.3 miHighest 21.8 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.59Lowest 2.23Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Oklahoma City (25%)Grove (8%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in JayFew work in Chandler

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 14.3%Highest 0%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 3.0 miHighest 0.0 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.3 miHighest 0.0 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 23.3Lowest 52.5Highest

Schools

Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #4 of 128 in OK #103 of 128 in OK

School district CHANDLERJAY

High school in town Chandler HSJay HS

Students per teacherat that high school 14.7Lowest 16.2Highest

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.

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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.

Chandler vs Jay

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they differ most

Chandler places higher on 12 of 20 OK lists

A typical home costs $170 more a month in Jay

What daily life feels like in each

124 miles apart

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