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Norge vs Lamar 106 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (17.3× in Norge) and jobs per worker (15× in Norge).
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Lamar, OK A small town of 160 Oklahoma · 160 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.
Norge A small town of 143
Quiet strengths Norge doesn’t stand out on the data we have Neighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Norge →
Lamar A small town of 160
Quiet strengths Lamar doesn’t stand out on the data we have Neighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Lamar →
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.
★ What stands out · Monthly cost A typical home costs $1,020 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 payment3.5% 10% 20% Rate
Norge $270 /mo
Typical home $48K (Census) · tax rate 0.57% · Housing →
Lamar $1,300 /mo
Typical home $192K (Zillow) · tax rate est. 1.8% · or rent about $800/mo · Housing →
The difference: $1,020 a month , about $12,300 a year , between Lamar and Norge.
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.
Outdoors & history
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 106 miles apart Straight-line miles between town centers.
Norge ↔ Lamar 106 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.
Raising kids Affordability Owning a home Short commute Working from home Younger crowd Settled, older crowd Growing town Outdoorsy Walkable streets
Population
143 Lowest 160 Highest
Median age
49.8 ±21 Highest 35% above OK 46.5 ±14.9 Lowest 26% above OK
Kids under 18
18.2% ±12.7 Lowest OK: 24% 20% ±9.6 Highest OK: 24%
Age 65+
39.2% ±21.1 Highest OK: 16.3% 23.1% ±9 Lowest OK: 16.3%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
7.5% Lowest OK: 28.3% 8.7% Highest OK: 28.3%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
0.7% ±7.1 Highest OK: 5.8% 0% ±8.8 Lowest OK: 5.8%
Household incomemedian
$50,625 ±$4k Highest 22% below OK $46,250 ±$15k Lowest 29% below OK
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$48,000 ±$11k 76% below OK —
Rentmedian gross, monthly
— $800 ±$263 21% below OK
Property taxmedian, yearly
$273 Lowest 83% below OK $413 Highest 74% below OK
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
50% ±100 OK: 46.3% 50% ±100 OK: 46.3%
Below poverty line
11.9% Lowest OK: 15.3% 25% Highest OK: 15.3%
Homeownersof occupied homes
95.5% Highest OK: 65.8% 90.7% Lowest OK: 65.8%
Typical home builtmedian year
2000 Highest 20 yrs newer than OK 1980 Lowest same as OK
Average commuteone way
22 min Lowest about the OK average 34 min Highest 50% above OK
Work from home
0% ±15.2 Lowest OK: 9.4% 18.4% ±19 Highest OK: 9.4%
Work in townworking residents
0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line
33.8 mi Lowest 36.3 mi Highest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub
0.30 Highest 0.02 Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town
Chickasha (28%) Wewoka (17%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others
Few work in Lamar Few work in Norge
Conserved landshare of the town
0.9% 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
58.9 Highest 3.4 Lowest
“±” Census margin of error ACS 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.
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Towns like Norge 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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