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Lamar vs Bluejacket

132 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (23.8× in Bluejacket) and jobs per worker (20× in Bluejacket).

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Lamar, OKA small town of 160Oklahoma · 160 people

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Bluejacket, OKKnown for its schoolsOklahoma · 237 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.

LamarA small town of 160

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

All about Lamar →

BluejacketKnown for its schools

SchoolsBetter than 16%of OK districts All about Bluejacket →

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 grid23.8×

Bluejacket has the more walkable street grid

Bluejacket 80.8Lamar 3.4

Jobs per worker20×

Bluejacket is more of a job hub

Bluejacket 0.40Lamar 0.02

Average commute13 min

Bluejacket has the shorter commute

Lamar 34 minBluejacket 21 min

Property tax bill+21%

Tax bills are bigger in Lamar

Lamar $413Bluejacket $340

Typical home built13 yrs

Bluejacket’s homes are older

Lamar 1980Bluejacket 1967

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $200 more a month in Lamar

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%

Lamar$1,300/mo

Typical home $192K (Zillow) · tax rate est. 1.8% · or rent about $800/mo · Housing →

Bluejacket$1,100/mo

Typical home $197K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.40% · or rent about $950/mo · Housing →

The difference: $200 a month, about $2,400 a year, between Lamar and Bluejacket.

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

–LamarNot graded C−BluejacketBetter than 16% 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

LamarBluejacket

Snow a year2″—

January low26°F —

July high95°F —

Growing season (days)206d —

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)91st 81st

Outdoors & history

LamarBluejacket

Archive photos—1

Community

LamarBluejacket

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

132 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

LamarOK BluejacketOK

Lamar ↔ Bluejacket132 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

LamarBluejacket

People

Population 160Lowest 237Highest

Median age 46.5±14.9Lowest 26% above OK 47.6±9.3Highest 29% above OK

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

Kids under 18 20%±9.6Lowest OK: 24% 27.8%±9.7Highest OK: 24%

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

Age 65+ 23.1%±9Highest OK: 16.3% 22.8%±5.6Lowest OK: 16.3%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 8.7% OK: 28.3% 8.7% OK: 28.3%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±8.8Lowest OK: 5.8% 3.8%±2.6Highest OK: 5.8%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $46,250±$15kLowest 29% below OK $53,438±$14kHighest 18% below OK

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied — $85,900±$10k 57% below OK

Rentmedian gross, monthly $800±$263Lowest 21% below OK $950±$162Highest 6% below OK

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $413Highest 74% below OK $340Lowest 79% below OK

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 50%±100Highest OK: 46.3% 44.4%±100Lowest OK: 46.3%

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

Below poverty line 25%Highest OK: 15.3% 23.3%Lowest OK: 15.3%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 90.7%Highest OK: 65.8% 89%Lowest OK: 65.8%

Typical home builtmedian year 1980Highest same as OK 1967Lowest 13 yrs older than OK

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 34 minHighest 50% above OK 21 minLowest 7% below OK

Work from home 18.4%±19Highest OK: 9.4% 10.9%±9Lowest OK: 9.4%

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

Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 2.5%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 36.3 miHighest 32.3 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.02Lowest 0.40Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Wewoka (17%)Welch (10%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in BluejacketFew work in Lamar

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 3.4Lowest 80.8Highest

Schools

School district —BLUEJACKET

High school in town —Bluejacket HS

Students per teacherat that high school — 13.6

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.

Lamar neighborsTown Square →

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Bluejacket 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.