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Mead vs Covington

171 miles apart. The biggest differences: conserved land (+57.5 pts in Mead) and property tax bill (+60% in Mead).

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Mead, OKHomes around $263KOklahoma · 326 people
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Covington, OKHomes around $105KOklahoma · 297 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.

MeadHomes around $263K
Housing$263K typical home18% above the OK typical home All about Mead →
CovingtonHomes around $105K
Housing$105K typical home53% below the OK typical home SchoolsBetter than 36%of OK districts All about Covington →
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.

Conserved land+57.5 pts
Mead has more conserved land
Mead 57.5%Covington 0%
Property tax bill+60%
Tax bills are bigger in Mead
Mead $743Covington $464
Typical home built39 yrs
Covington’s homes are older
Mead 1992Covington 1953
Average commute7 min
Mead has the shorter commute
Covington 29 minMead 22 min
Street grid+69%
Covington has the more walkable street grid
Covington 107Mead 63.6
Jobs per worker+80%
Mead is more of a job hub
Mead 0.72Covington 0.40
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $990 more a month in Mead

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.

Mead$1,590/mo
Typical home $263K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.97% · or rent about $750/mo · Housing →
Covington$600/mo
Typical home $105K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.54% · or rent about $880/mo · Housing →

The difference: $990 a month, about $11,900 a year, between Mead 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
–MeadNot graded C+CovingtonBetter than 36% 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
MeadCovington
Snow a year2″4″
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)68th61st
Outdoors & history
MeadCovington
National Register places—1
Archive photos11
Community
MeadCovington
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

171 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

MeadOKCovingtonOK
Mead ↔ Covington171 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.

MeadCovington
People
Population 326Highest 297Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census — -10.4% OK: +5.5%
Median age 41.9±15.2Highest 13% above OK 37.1±6.8Lowest about the OK average
Mead and Covington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 19.6%±7Lowest OK: 24% 21.2%±7.6Highest OK: 24%
Covington and Mead are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 23.9%±14.7Highest OK: 16.3% 5.7%±8.2Lowest OK: 16.3%
Mead and Covington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 9.4%Lowest OK: 28.3% 12.1%Highest OK: 28.3%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0.9%±3.3Highest OK: 5.8% 0%±4.8Lowest OK: 5.8%
Mead and Covington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $71,154±$16kLowest 9% above OK $86,964±$28kHighest 34% above OK
Covington and Mead are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $76,900±$14kLowest 62% below OK $85,600±$34kHighest 57% below OK
Covington and Mead are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $750±$392Lowest 26% below OK $880±$349Highest 13% below OK
Covington and Mead are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $743Highest 54% below OK $464Lowest 71% below OK
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 10.7%±52.6Lowest OK: 46.3% 12.5%±100Highest OK: 46.3%
Covington and Mead are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 17.8%Highest OK: 15.3% 5.7%Lowest OK: 15.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 73.5%Lowest OK: 65.8% 77.1%Highest OK: 65.8%
Typical home builtmedian year 1992Highest 12 yrs newer than OK 1953Lowest 27 yrs older than OK
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 22 minLowest about the OK average 29 minHighest 30% above OK
Work from home 0%±7.6Lowest OK: 9.4% 2.6%±4.4Highest OK: 9.4%
Covington and Mead are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 1.2%Lowest 2.8%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 7.8 miLowest 20.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.72Highest 0.40Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Durant (54%)Enid (38%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in CovingtonFew work in Mead
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 57.5%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 0.3 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.0 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 63.6Lowest 107Highest
Schools
School district —COVINGTON-DOUGLAS
High school in town —Covington-Douglas HS
Students per teacherat that high school — 10.9
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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