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Gage vs Delaware

231 miles apart. The biggest differences: property tax bill (+87% in Gage) and street grid (2.1× in Gage).

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Gage, OKHomes around $98KOklahoma · 397 people

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Delaware, OKA small town of 301Oklahoma · 301 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.

GageHomes around $98K

Housing$98K typical home56% below the OK typical home All about Gage →

DelawareA small town of 301

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

All about Delaware →

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+87%

Tax bills are bigger in Gage

Gage $483Delaware $258

Street grid2.1×

Gage has the more walkable street grid

Gage 154Delaware 74.1

Average commute5 min

Gage has the shorter commute

Delaware 27 minGage 22 min

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $680 more a month in Delaware

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%

Gage$580/mo

Typical home $98K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.85% · or rent about $826/mo · Housing →

Delaware$1,270/mo

Typical home $220K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.62% · or rent about $640/mo · Housing →

The difference: $680 a month, about $8,200 a year, between Delaware and Gage.

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

GageDelaware

Snow a year11″8″

January low—23°F

July high—91°F

Growing season (days)—208d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)86th 85th

Outdoors & history

GageDelaware

National Register places1 —

Archive photos—2

Community

GageDelaware

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

231 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

GageOK DelawareOK

Gage ↔ Delaware231 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

GageDelaware

People

Population 397Highest 301Lowest

Median age 44.8±8.5Highest 21% above OK 44.1±12.8Lowest 19% above OK

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

Kids under 18 26.7%±5.8Highest OK: 24% 22.6%±5.8Lowest OK: 24%

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

Age 65+ 21.7%±5Highest OK: 16.3% 16.9%±3.7Lowest OK: 16.3%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 9.5%Lowest OK: 28.3% 10.6%Highest OK: 28.3%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.5%±2.9Lowest OK: 5.8% 4%±4.6Highest OK: 5.8%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $43,750±$15kHighest 33% below OK $40,000±$7kLowest 38% below OK

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $56,900±$26kHighest 72% below OK $41,400±$26kLowest 79% below OK

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $826±$73Highest 19% below OK $640±$274Lowest 37% below OK

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $483Highest 70% below OK $258Lowest 84% below OK

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±74.1Lowest OK: 46.3% 50%±29.4Highest OK: 46.3%

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

Below poverty line 14.6%Lowest OK: 15.3% 28.3%Highest OK: 15.3%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 78.3%Lowest OK: 65.8% 81%Highest OK: 65.8%

Typical home builtmedian year 1970Lowest 10 yrs older than OK 1973Highest 7 yrs older than OK

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 22 minLowest about the OK average 27 minHighest 21% above OK

Work from home 0%±7.4Lowest OK: 9.4% 9.5%±7.9Highest OK: 9.4%

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

Work in townworking residents 2.2%Highest 0%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 21.8 miLowest 35.3 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.13Highest 0.09Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Shattuck (23%)Tulsa (15%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in DelawareFew work in Gage

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 154Highest 74.1Lowest

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.

Gage neighborsTown Square →

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Delaware 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.