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New Eucha vs Jay

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

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

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 →
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 →
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

New Eucha and Jay share a border

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

New EuchaJayNew EuchaJay
New Eucha ↔ Jay4.0 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
–New EuchaNot graded DJaySafer than 6% of U.S. towns
Schools
–New EuchaNot graded B−JayBetter than 45% of districts in the state
Health
–New EuchaNot graded D−JayHealthier than 2% of U.S. towns
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
New EuchaJay
Snow a year6″6″
January low26°F26°F
July high91°F91°F
Growing season (days)209d209d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)64th64th
Outdoors & history
New EuchaJay
Archive photos—2
Famous people born here—2
Community
New EuchaJay
Library hours a week—50 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.

New EuchaJay
People
Population 185Lowest 2,731Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census — -0.9% OK: +5.5%
Median age 40.9±12.9Highest 11% above OK 34.6±1.3Lowest 6% below 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 22.7%±18Lowest OK: 24% 25.4%±2.1Highest 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+ 0%±18.7Lowest OK: 16.3% 13.6%±2.1Highest 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+ 31.5%Highest OK: 28.3% 11.3%Lowest OK: 28.3%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±7.6Lowest OK: 5.8% 2.3%±1.4Highest 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 14.1%Lowest OK: 15.3% 23.5%Highest OK: 15.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 100%Highest OK: 65.8% 61.3%Lowest OK: 65.8%
Typical home builtmedian year 1994Highest 14 yrs newer than OK 1976Lowest 4 yrs older than OK
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 22 minLowest about the OK average 28 minHighest 23% above OK
Work from home 0%±12.8Lowest OK: 9.4% 5.2%±3.5Highest 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 0%Lowest 19.4%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 24.3 miHighest 21.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.06Lowest 2.23Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Grove (13%)Grove (8%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 9% work in JayFew work in New Eucha
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 27.7%Highest 0%Lowest
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 1.7Lowest 52.5Highest
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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