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Prue vs Tryon

47 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (5.6× in Prue) and property tax bill (+42% in Prue).

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Prue, OKKnown for its schoolsOklahoma · 329 people
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Tryon, OKHomes around $175KOklahoma · 372 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.

PrueKnown for its schools
SchoolsBetter than 94%of OK districts All about Prue →
TryonHomes around $175K
Housing$175K typical home22% below the OK typical home All about Tryon →
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 grid5.6×
Prue has the more walkable street grid
Prue 110Tryon 19.7
Property tax bill+42%
Tax bills are bigger in Prue
Prue $533Tryon $375
Typical home built23 yrs
Tryon’s homes are older
Prue 1997Tryon 1974
Conserved land+12.3 pts
Prue has more conserved land
Prue 12.3%Tryon 0%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $300 more a month in Tryon

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.

Prue$670/mo
Typical home $120K (Census) · tax rate 0.45% · or rent about $792/mo · Housing →
Tryon$970/mo
Typical home $175K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.37% · or rent about $675/mo · Housing →

The difference: $300 a month, about $3,600 a year, between Tryon and Prue.

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
APrueBetter than 94% of districts in the state –TryonNot graded
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
PrueTryon
Snow a year8″5″
January low28°F—
July high93°F—
Growing season (days)207d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)64th73rd
Outdoors & history
PrueTryon
Settled1905—
Community
PrueTryon
Library hours a week—23 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.

Where they are

47 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

PrueOKTryonOK
Prue ↔ Tryon47 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.

PrueTryon
People
Population 329Lowest 372Highest
Median age 34.8±6.6Highest 6% below OK 33±9.6Lowest 11% below OK
Prue and Tryon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 24.9%±5Lowest OK: 24% 25%±5.1Highest OK: 24%
Tryon and Prue are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 16.1%±6Lowest OK: 16.3% 22.6%±6.8Highest OK: 16.3%
Tryon and Prue are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 6.6%Highest OK: 28.3% 4.1%Lowest OK: 28.3%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.3%±4.6Highest OK: 5.8% 2.2%±3.4Lowest OK: 5.8%
Prue and Tryon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $60,938±$15kHighest 6% below OK $42,813±$11kLowest 34% below OK
Prue and Tryon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $119,600±$45kHighest 40% below OK $102,500±$29kLowest 49% below OK
Prue and Tryon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $792±$105Highest 22% below OK $675±$148Lowest 33% below OK
Prue and Tryon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $533Highest 67% below OK $375Lowest 77% below OK
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100Lowest OK: 46.3% 30.8%±100Highest OK: 46.3%
Tryon and Prue are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 12.6%Lowest OK: 15.3% 29.4%Highest OK: 15.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 84.8%Lowest OK: 65.8% 85.1%Highest OK: 65.8%
Typical home builtmedian year 1997Highest 17 yrs newer than OK 1974Lowest 6 yrs older than OK
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 34 minHighest 53% above OK 32 minLowest 43% above OK
Work from home 4.9%±5.4Lowest OK: 9.4% 13.5%±12.3Highest OK: 9.4%
Tryon and Prue are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0.5%Lowest 0.8%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 21.8 mi 21.8 mi
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.24Highest 0.19Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Tulsa (39%)Oklahoma City (22%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in TryonFew work in Prue
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 12.3%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 110Highest 19.7Lowest
Schools
School district PRUE—
High school in town None in town—
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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