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Covington vs Stringtown

153 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (9.4× in Covington) and age 65+ (+13.6 pts in Stringtown).

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Covington, OKHomes around $105KOklahoma · 297 people
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Stringtown, OKKnown for its schoolsOklahoma · 409 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.

CovingtonHomes around $105K
Housing$105K typical home53% below the OK typical home SchoolsBetter than 36%of OK districts All about Covington →
StringtownKnown for its schools
SchoolsBetter than 32%of OK districts All about Stringtown →
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 grid9.4×
Covington has the more walkable street grid
Covington 107Stringtown 11.4
Age 65++13.6 pts
Stringtown has more people 65 and up
Stringtown 19.3%Covington 5.7%
Jobs per worker2.1×
Stringtown is more of a job hub
Stringtown 0.84Covington 0.40
Typical home built26 yrs
Covington’s homes are older
Stringtown 1979Covington 1953
Average commute8 min
Stringtown has the shorter commute
Covington 29 minStringtown 22 min
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $790 more a month in Stringtown

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.

Covington$600/mo
Typical home $105K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.54% · or rent about $880/mo · Housing →
Stringtown$1,390/mo
Typical home $249K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.40% · or rent about $783/mo · Housing →

The difference: $790 a month, about $9,500 a year, between Stringtown and Covington.

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+CovingtonBetter than 36% of districts in the state CStringtownBetter than 32% 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
CovingtonStringtown
Snow a year4″2″
January low—30°F
July high—95°F
Growing season (days)—228d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)61st92nd
Outdoors & history
CovingtonStringtown
Trails—2 mi
Conserved land—0%
National Register places1—
Archive photos13
Famous people born here—2
Community
CovingtonStringtown
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

153 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

CovingtonOKStringtownOK
Covington ↔ Stringtown153 miles apart
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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.

CovingtonStringtown
People
Population 297Lowest 409Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -10.4% OK: +5.5% —
Median age 37.1±6.8Highest about the OK average 36.9±6.4Lowest about the OK average
Covington and Stringtown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 21.2%±7.6Lowest OK: 24% 25.7%±4.5Highest OK: 24%
Stringtown and Covington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 5.7%±8.2Lowest OK: 16.3% 19.3%±3.3Highest OK: 16.3%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 12.1%Lowest OK: 28.3% 17.4%Highest OK: 28.3%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±4.8Lowest OK: 5.8% 2.7%±2.1Highest OK: 5.8%
Stringtown and Covington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $86,964±$28kHighest 34% above OK $60,682±$7kLowest 7% below OK
Covington and Stringtown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $85,600±$34kLowest 57% below OK $106,300±$18kHighest 47% below OK
Stringtown and Covington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $880±$349Highest 13% below OK $783±$203Lowest 23% below OK
Covington and Stringtown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $464Highest 71% below OK $429Lowest 73% below OK
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 12.5%±100Highest OK: 46.3% 11.5%±40.9Lowest OK: 46.3%
Covington and Stringtown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 5.7%Lowest OK: 15.3% 15.2%Highest OK: 15.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 77.1%Lowest OK: 65.8% 77.8%Highest OK: 65.8%
Typical home builtmedian year 1953Lowest 27 yrs older than OK 1979Highest 1 yr older than OK
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 29 minHighest 30% above OK 22 minLowest 3% below OK
Work from home 2.6%±4.4Lowest OK: 9.4% 4.4%±4.9Highest OK: 9.4%
Stringtown and Covington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 2.8%Lowest 3.4%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 20.8 miLowest 44.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.40Lowest 0.84Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Enid (38%)Atoka (19%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in StringtownFew work in Covington
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 2.3 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.4 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 107Highest 11.4Lowest
Schools
School district COVINGTON-DOUGLASSTRINGTOWN
High school in town Covington-Douglas HSStringtown HS
Students per teacherat that high school 10.9Lowest 21.3Highest
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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