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

CPawneeSafer than 26% of U.S. towns B+CarnegieSafer than 71% of U.S. towns

Schools

B−PawneeBetter than 47% of districts in the state CCarnegieBetter than 29% of districts in the state

Health

C−PawneeHealthier than 15% of U.S. towns D−CarnegieHealthier than 3% of U.S. towns

Monthly cost

A typical home costs about the same each month

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%

Pawnee$470/mo

Typical home $82K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.63% · or rent about $829/mo · Housing →

Carnegie$470/mo

Typical home $81K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.63% · or rent about $588/mo · Housing →

Within $50 a month of each other.

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.

Seasons

PawneeCarnegie

Snow a year1″2″

January low—25°F

July high—93°F

Growing season (days)—202d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)85th 78th

Outdoors & history

PawneeCarnegie

Settled—1903

National Register places9 —

Archive photos12 2

Famous people born here14 —

Community

PawneeCarnegie

Library hours a week39 hrs 30 hrs

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

133 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

PawneeOK CarnegieOK

Pawnee ↔ Carnegie133 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

PawneeCarnegie

People

Population 1,886Highest 1,521Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -11.8%Highest OK: +5.5% -17%Lowest OK: +5.5%

Median age 36.5±3.8Highest about the OK average 35±5Lowest 5% below OK

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

Kids under 18 23%±3.7Lowest OK: 24% 24.5%±2.7Highest OK: 24%

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

Age 65+ 20.3%±4.5Highest OK: 16.3% 18.4%±3.9Lowest OK: 16.3%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 18.2%Highest OK: 28.3% 14.4%Lowest OK: 28.3%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.6%±1.8Highest OK: 5.8% 0.6%±0.8Lowest OK: 5.8%

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $41,471±$5kLowest 36% below OK $43,839±$8kHighest 33% below OK

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $99,300±$14kHighest 50% below OK $79,600±$12kLowest 60% below OK

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $829±$94Highest 18% below OK $588±$65Lowest 42% below OK

Property taxmedian, yearly $625Highest 61% below OK $498Lowest 69% below OK

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 55.7%±7.9Highest OK: 46.3% 38.2%±10.6Lowest OK: 46.3%

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

Below poverty line 14.9%Lowest OK: 15.3% 21.6%Highest OK: 15.3%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 67.1%Highest OK: 65.8% 66.8%Lowest OK: 65.8%

Typical home builtmedian year 1969Highest 11 yrs older than OK 1966Lowest 14 yrs older than OK

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 18 minHighest 19% below OK 17 minLowest 23% below OK

Work from home 1.4%±1.5Lowest OK: 9.4% 10.1%±6Highest OK: 9.4%

Work in townworking residents 35.1%Highest 29.3%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 21.3 miLowest 26.8 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.08Lowest 1.49Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Stillwater (9%)Oklahoma City (11%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in CarnegieFew work in Pawnee

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 5.1%Highest 0.3%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 0.6 miHighest 0.0 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 miHighest 0.0 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 51.7Lowest 70.6Highest

Schools

School district PAWNEECARNEGIE

High school in town Pawnee HSCarnegie HS

Students per teacherat that high school 15.5Highest 15.4Lowest

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.

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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.

Pawnee vs Carnegie

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they differ most

Grades and rankings, side by side

A typical home costs about the same each month

What daily life feels like in each

133 miles apart

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