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Tryon vs Oktaha

86 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (5.2× in Oktaha) and jobs per worker (4.8× in Oktaha).

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Tryon, OKHomes around $175KOklahoma · 372 people

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Oktaha, OKA small town of 306Oklahoma · 306 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.

TryonHomes around $175K

Housing$175K typical home22% below the OK typical home All about Tryon →

OktahaA small town of 306

Quiet strengthsOktaha doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.

All about Oktaha →

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 grid5.2×

Oktaha has the more walkable street grid

Oktaha 103Tryon 19.7

Jobs per worker4.8×

Oktaha is more of a job hub

Oktaha 0.92Tryon 0.19

Property tax bill+84%

Tax bills are bigger in Oktaha

Oktaha $691Tryon $375

Rent runs higher in Oktaha

Oktaha $933Tryon $675

Typical home built12 yrs

Tryon’s homes are older

Oktaha 1986Tryon 1974

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $360 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.

Down paymentRate%

Tryon$970/mo

Typical home $175K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.37% · or rent about $675/mo · Housing →

Oktaha$610/mo

Typical home $105K (Census) · tax rate 0.66% · or rent about $933/mo · Housing →

The difference: $360 a month, about $4,300 a year, between Tryon and Oktaha.

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

TryonOktaha

Snow a year5″6″

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)73rd 75th

Outdoors & history

TryonOktaha

National Register places—1

Archive photos—2

Famous people born here—1

Community

TryonOktaha

Library hours a week23 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

86 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

TryonOK OktahaOK

Tryon ↔ Oktaha86 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

TryonOktaha

People

Population 372Highest 306Lowest

Median age 33±9.6Highest 11% below OK 30.2±4.6Lowest 18% below OK

Tryon and Oktaha 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% 33%±4.7Highest OK: 24%

Oktaha 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% 13.4%±5.8Lowest OK: 16.3%

Tryon and Oktaha 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% 8.8%Highest OK: 28.3%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.2%±3.4Lowest OK: 5.8% 3.6%±3.9Highest OK: 5.8%

Oktaha 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 $54,583±$21kHighest 16% below OK

Oktaha 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±$29kLowest 49% below OK $105,000±$30kHighest 47% below OK

Oktaha and Tryon 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 $933±$75Highest 8% below OK

Property taxmedian, yearly $375Lowest 77% below OK $691Highest 57% below OK

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 30.8%±100Lowest OK: 46.3% 33.3%±82.6Highest OK: 46.3%

Oktaha and Tryon 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% 20.7%Lowest OK: 15.3%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 85.1%Highest OK: 65.8% 79.2%Lowest OK: 65.8%

Typical home builtmedian year 1974Lowest 6 yrs older than OK 1986Highest 6 yrs newer than OK

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 32 minLowest 43% above OK 33 minHighest 46% above OK

Work from home 13.5%±12.3Highest OK: 9.4% 8.4%±5.4Lowest OK: 9.4%

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

Work in townworking residents 0.8%Highest 0.7%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 21.8 miHighest 16.8 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.19Lowest 0.92Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Oklahoma City (22%)Muskogee (43%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in OktahaFew work in Tryon

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%

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 19.7Lowest 103Highest

Oklahoma average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024

Deciding?

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Tryon neighborsTown Square →

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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.