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Tryon vs Bessie

118 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (8.5× in Bessie) and rent (+91% in Bessie).

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Tryon, OKHomes around $175KOklahoma · 372 people
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Bessie, OKA small town of 262Oklahoma · 262 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.

TryonHomes around $175K
Housing$175K typical home22% below the OK typical home All about Tryon →
BessieA small town of 262
Quiet strengthsBessie doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Bessie →
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.

Jobs per worker8.5×
Bessie is more of a job hub
Bessie 1.62Tryon 0.19
Rent+91%
Rent runs higher in Bessie
Bessie $1,292Tryon $675
Street grid2.8×
Bessie has the more walkable street grid
Bessie 55.9Tryon 19.7
Typical home built24 yrs
Bessie’s homes are older
Tryon 1974Bessie 1950
Average commute6 min
Bessie has the shorter commute
Tryon 32 minBessie 26 min
Property tax bill+17%
Tax bills are bigger in Tryon
Tryon $375Bessie $320
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $510 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.

Tryon$970/mo
Typical home $175K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.37% · or rent about $675/mo · Housing →
Bessie$460/mo
Typical home $83K (Census) · tax rate 0.39% · or rent about $1,292/mo · Housing →

The difference: $510 a month, about $6,100 a year, between Tryon and Bessie.

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
TryonBessie
Snow a year5″6″
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)73rd58th
Outdoors & history
TryonBessie
Famous people born here—1
Community
TryonBessie
Library hours a week23 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

118 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

TryonOKBessieOK
Tryon ↔ Bessie118 miles apart
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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.

TryonBessie
People
Population 372Highest 262Lowest
Median age 33±9.6Highest 11% below OK 32.8±11.3Lowest 11% below OK
Tryon and Bessie are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 25%±5.1Lowest OK: 24% 29%±5.6Highest OK: 24%
Bessie and Tryon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 22.6%±6.8Highest OK: 16.3% 15.3%±13.3Lowest OK: 16.3%
Tryon and Bessie are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 4.1%Lowest OK: 28.3% 6.8%Highest OK: 28.3%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.2%±3.4Lowest OK: 5.8% 3.1%±4.8Highest OK: 5.8%
Bessie and Tryon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $42,813±$11kLowest 34% below OK $47,500±$27kHighest 27% below OK
Bessie and Tryon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $102,500±$29kHighest 49% below OK $82,500±$32kLowest 59% below OK
Tryon and Bessie are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $675±$148Lowest 33% below OK $1,292±$439Highest 27% above OK
Property taxmedian, yearly $375Highest 77% below OK $320Lowest 80% below OK
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 30.8%±100Highest OK: 46.3% 30%±100Lowest OK: 46.3%
Tryon and Bessie are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 29.4%Highest OK: 15.3% 18.3%Lowest OK: 15.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 85.1%Lowest OK: 65.8% 87%Highest OK: 65.8%
Typical home builtmedian year 1974Highest 6 yrs older than OK 1950Lowest 30 yrs older than OK
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 32 minHighest 43% above OK 26 minLowest 14% above OK
Work from home 13.5%±12.3Highest OK: 9.4% 1.9%±3.7Lowest OK: 9.4%
Tryon and Bessie are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0.8%Lowest 2.2%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 21.8 miLowest 24.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.19Lowest 1.62Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Oklahoma City (22%)Elk City (24%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in BessieFew work in Tryon
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 0.4 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.8 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 19.7Lowest 55.9Highest
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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