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Verden vs Binger

21 miles apart. The biggest differences: growth since 2010 (+30.6 pts in Verden) and jobs per worker (4.6× in Binger).

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Verden, OKHomes around $148KOklahoma · 441 people
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Binger, OKHomes around $83KOklahoma · 496 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.

VerdenHomes around $148K
Housing$148K typical home34% below the OK typical home SchoolsBetter than 36%of OK districts All about Verden →
BingerHomes around $83K
Housing$83K typical home63% below the OK typical home Work284 jobsbased in Binger, a regional job hub All about Binger →
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.

Growth since 2010+30.6 pts
Verden has grown faster since 2010
Verden -4.2%Binger -34.8%
Jobs per worker4.6×
Binger is more of a job hub
Binger 1.64Verden 0.36
Property tax bill+34%
Tax bills are bigger in Verden
Verden $475Binger $354
Trails2×
Verden has more miles of trail
Verden 0.4 miBinger 0.2 mi
Average commute7 min
Verden has the shorter commute
Binger 34 minVerden 27 min
Work in town+8.8 pts
More of Binger’s workers stay in town
Binger 9.8%Verden 1%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $380 more a month in Verden

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.

Verden$840/mo
Typical home $148K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.48% · or rent about $729/mo · Housing →
Binger$460/mo
Typical home $83K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.40% · or rent about $740/mo · Housing →

The difference: $380 a month, about $4,500 a year, between Verden and Binger.

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
C+VerdenBetter than 36% of districts in the state BBingerBetter 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
VerdenBinger
Snow a year2″5″
January low25°F—
July high93°F—
Growing season (days)202d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)75th75th
Outdoors & history
VerdenBinger
Settled19021901
Archive photos23
Famous people born here—1
Community
VerdenBinger
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

21 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

VerdenBingerVerdenBinger
Verden ↔ Binger21 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.

VerdenBinger
People
Population 441Lowest 496Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -4.2%Highest OK: +5.5% -34.8%Lowest OK: +5.5%
Median age 39.1±6.3Lowest 6% above OK 41.2±9.9Highest 11% above OK
Binger and Verden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 28.1%±3.7Highest OK: 24% 23.2%±5.7Lowest OK: 24%
Verden and Binger are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 19.5%±7.1Lowest OK: 16.3% 26.2%±6.9Highest OK: 16.3%
Binger and Verden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 17.1%Highest OK: 28.3% 14.7%Lowest OK: 28.3%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.4%±4.2Highest OK: 5.8% 2.2%±1.4Lowest OK: 5.8%
Verden and Binger are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $42,500±$13kLowest 35% below OK $44,432±$6kHighest 32% below OK
Binger and Verden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $100,000±$33kHighest 50% below OK $88,800±$34kLowest 56% below OK
Verden and Binger are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $729±$116Lowest 28% below OK $740±$43Highest 27% below OK
Binger and Verden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $475Highest 70% below OK $354Lowest 78% below OK
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 46.7%±17.7Highest OK: 46.3% 36.4%±25Lowest OK: 46.3%
Verden and Binger are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 22.9%Highest OK: 15.3% 12.2%Lowest OK: 15.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 68.9%Lowest OK: 65.8% 73.1%Highest OK: 65.8%
Typical home builtmedian year 1967Lowest 13 yrs older than OK 1971Highest 9 yrs older than OK
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 27 minLowest 19% above OK 34 minHighest 50% above OK
Work from home 6.4%±4Highest OK: 9.4% 0%±6.7Lowest OK: 9.4%
Verden and Binger are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 1%Lowest 9.8%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 29.8 miLowest 35.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.36Lowest 1.64Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Chickasha (30%)Oklahoma City (23%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in BingerFew work in Verden
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%
Trailsmapped miles 0.4 miHighest 0.2 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.0 miHighest 0.2 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 95.1Highest 70.6Lowest
Schools
School district VERDENBINGER-ONEY
High school in town Verden HSBinger-Oney HS
Students per teacherat that high school 17.9Highest 13.2Lowest
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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