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

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

Schools

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

Health

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

8Jay

12Chandler

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

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

Left end = #1 in Oklahoma. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Jay’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%

Jay$1,390/mo

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

Chandler$1,220/mo

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

JayChandler

Snow a year6″6″

January low26°F —

July high91°F —

Growing season (days)209d —

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

Outdoors & history

JayChandler

Trails—3 mi

Conserved land—14.3%

Settled—1891

National Register places—19

Archive photos2 24

Famous people born here2 6

Community

JayChandler

Library hours a week50 hrs 44 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.

JayOK ChandlerOK

Jay ↔ Chandler124 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

JayChandler

People

Population 2,731Lowest 2,899Highest

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

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

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

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

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

Age 65+ 13.6%±2.1Lowest OK: 16.3% 16.9%±4.6Highest 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+ 11.3%Lowest OK: 28.3% 18.1%Highest OK: 28.3%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.3%±1.4Lowest OK: 5.8% 2.6%±2Highest 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 $38,094±$4kLowest 41% below OK $46,645±$9kHighest 28% 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 $107,900±$17kLowest 46% below OK $110,600±$27kHighest 45% 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 $765±$142Lowest 25% below OK $904±$121Highest 11% 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 $611Lowest 62% below OK $860Highest 46% below OK

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 61%±16.2Highest OK: 46.3% 51.1%±8.2Lowest 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 23.5%Lowest OK: 15.3% 29%Highest OK: 15.3%

Housing

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

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

Getting to work

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

Work from home 5.2%±3.5Lowest OK: 9.4% 12.2%±7.5Highest 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 19.4%Lowest 25.9%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 21.8 miLowest 32.3 miHighest

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

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

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in ChandlerFew work in Jay

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 14.3%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 3.0 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 52.5Highest 23.3Lowest

Schools

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

School district JAYCHANDLER

High school in town Jay HSChandler HS

Students per teacherat that high school 16.2Highest 14.7Lowest

Oklahoma average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024

Deciding?

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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.

Jay vs Chandler

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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