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Stringtown vs Carney

107 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (23× in Stringtown) and street grid (3.4× in Carney).

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Stringtown, OKKnown for its schoolsOklahoma · 409 people
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Carney, OKA small town of 562Oklahoma · 562 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.

StringtownKnown for its schools
SchoolsBetter than 32%of OK districts All about Stringtown →
CarneyA small town of 562
Quiet strengthsCarney doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Carney →
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.

Trails23×
Stringtown has more miles of trail
Stringtown 2.3 miCarney 0.1 mi
Street grid3.4×
Carney has the more walkable street grid
Carney 38.5Stringtown 11.4
Average commute8 min
Stringtown has the shorter commute
Carney 30 minStringtown 22 min
Jobs per worker+69%
Carney is more of a job hub
Carney 1.42Stringtown 0.84
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $220 more a month in Stringtown

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.

Stringtown$1,390/mo
Typical home $249K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.40% · or rent about $783/mo · Housing →
Carney$1,170/mo
Typical home $206K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.51% · or rent about $790/mo · Housing →

The difference: $220 a month, about $2,700 a year, between Stringtown and Carney.

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
CStringtownBetter than 32% of districts in the state BCarneyBetter than 55% 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
StringtownCarney
Snow a year2″5″
January low30°F—
July high95°F—
Growing season (days)228d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)92nd73rd
Outdoors & history
StringtownCarney
Trails2 mi—
Conserved land0%—
Archive photos3—
Famous people born here2—
Community
StringtownCarney
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

107 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

StringtownOKCarneyOK
Stringtown ↔ Carney107 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.

StringtownCarney
People
Population 409Lowest 562Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census — -15.8% OK: +5.5%
Median age 36.9±6.4Highest about the OK average 34.7±2.7Lowest 6% below OK
Stringtown and Carney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 25.7%±4.5Lowest OK: 24% 28.1%±4.4Highest OK: 24%
Carney and Stringtown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 19.3%±3.3Lowest OK: 16.3% 20.1%±4.6Highest OK: 16.3%
Carney and Stringtown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 17.4%Highest OK: 28.3% 16.4%Lowest OK: 28.3%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.7%±2.1Lowest OK: 5.8% 3.9%±1.8Highest OK: 5.8%
Carney and Stringtown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $60,682±$7kHighest 7% below OK $47,813±$19kLowest 26% below OK
Stringtown and Carney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $106,300±$18kHighest 47% below OK $96,300±$6kLowest 52% below OK
Stringtown and Carney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $783±$203Lowest 23% below OK $790±$45Highest 22% below OK
Carney and Stringtown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $429Lowest 73% below OK $492Highest 69% below OK
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 11.5%±40.9Lowest OK: 46.3% 57.1%±14.1Highest OK: 46.3%
Carney and Stringtown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 15.2%Lowest OK: 15.3% 15.5%Highest OK: 15.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 77.8%Highest OK: 65.8% 72.5%Lowest OK: 65.8%
Typical home builtmedian year 1979Highest 1 yr older than OK 1977Lowest 3 yrs older than OK
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 22 minLowest 3% below OK 30 minHighest 32% above OK
Work from home 4.4%±4.9Lowest OK: 9.4% 13.9%±7.4Highest OK: 9.4%
Carney and Stringtown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 3.4%Highest 0.9%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 44.3 miHighest 26.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.84Lowest 1.42Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Atoka (19%)Oklahoma City (25%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in CarneyFew work in Stringtown
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%
Trailsmapped miles 2.3 miHighest 0.1 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.4 miHighest 0.1 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 11.4Lowest 38.5Highest
Schools
School district STRINGTOWNCARNEY
High school in town Stringtown HSCarney HS
Students per teacherat that high school 21.3Highest 10.3Lowest
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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