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Jay vs New Eucha

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: street grid (30.9× in Jay) and jobs per worker (37.2× in Jay).

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Jay, OKHomes around $243KOklahoma · 2,731 people
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New Eucha, OKA small town of 185Oklahoma · 185 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.

JayHomes around $243K
Housing$243K typical home9% above the OK typical home Health98% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates SafetySafer than 6%of U.S. towns we grade All about Jay →
New EuchaA small town of 185
Quiet strengthsNew Eucha doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about New Eucha →
The biggest differences

Where they part ways

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Street grid30.9×
Jay has the more walkable street grid
Jay 52.5New Eucha 1.7
Jobs per worker37.2×
Jay is more of a job hub
Jay 2.23New Eucha 0.06
Size14.8×
Jay is the bigger place
Jay 2,731New Eucha 185
Homeowners+38.7 pts renters
Jay has more renters
New Eucha 100%Jay 61.3%
Conserved land+27.7 pts
New Eucha has more conserved land
New Eucha 27.7%Jay 0%
Bachelor’s degree++20.2 pts
More adults in New Eucha have a degree
New Eucha 31.5%Jay 11.3%
★ What stands out · Where they are

Jay and New Eucha share a border

And the people who already live in one and work in the other.

JayNew EuchaJayNew Eucha
Jay ↔ New Eucha4.0 miles apart · They share a border
Who commutes between them
12 New Eucha residents work in Jay (9.4% of its workers)
Work & commute in New Eucha →
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.

Safety
DJaySafer than 6% of U.S. towns –New EuchaNot graded
Schools
B−JayBetter than 45% of districts in the state –New EuchaNot graded
Health
D−JayHealthier than 2% of U.S. towns –New EuchaNot graded
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
JayNew Eucha
Snow a year6″6″
January low26°F26°F
July high91°F91°F
Growing season (days)209d209d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)64th64th
Outdoors & history
JayNew Eucha
Archive photos2—
Famous people born here2—
Community
JayNew Eucha
Library hours a week50 hrs—
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.

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.

JayNew Eucha
People
Population 2,731Highest 185Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -0.9% OK: +5.5% —
Median age 34.6±1.3Lowest 6% below OK 40.9±12.9Highest 11% above OK
New Eucha and Jay are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 25.4%±2.1Highest OK: 24% 22.7%±18Lowest OK: 24%
Jay and New Eucha are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 13.6%±2.1Highest OK: 16.3% 0%±18.7Lowest OK: 16.3%
Jay and New Eucha 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% 31.5%Highest OK: 28.3%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.3%±1.4Highest OK: 5.8% 0%±7.6Lowest OK: 5.8%
Jay and New Eucha are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $38,094±$4k 41% below OK —
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $107,900±$17k 46% below OK —
Rentmedian gross, monthly $765±$142 25% below OK —
Property taxmedian, yearly $611 62% below OK —
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 61%±16.2 OK: 46.3% —
Below poverty line 23.5%Highest OK: 15.3% 14.1%Lowest OK: 15.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 61.3%Lowest OK: 65.8% 100%Highest OK: 65.8%
Typical home builtmedian year 1976Lowest 4 yrs older than OK 1994Highest 14 yrs newer than OK
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 28 minHighest 23% above OK 22 minLowest about the OK average
Work from home 5.2%±3.5Highest OK: 9.4% 0%±12.8Lowest OK: 9.4%
Jay and New Eucha are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 19.4%Highest 0%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 21.8 miLowest 24.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 2.23Highest 0.06Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Grove (8%)Grove (13%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in New Eucha9% work in Jay
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 27.7%Highest
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 52.5Highest 1.7Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #103 of 128 in OK—
School district JAY—
High school in town Jay HS—
Students per teacherat that high school 16.2 —
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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