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Wainwright vs Lookeba

158 miles apart. Close on almost everything the Census measures, so the differences below are the small ones.

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Wainwright, OKKnown for its schoolsOklahoma · 103 people
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Lookeba, OKA small town of 111Oklahoma · 111 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.

WainwrightKnown for its schools
SchoolsBetter than 29%of OK districts All about Wainwright →
LookebaA small town of 111
Quiet strengthsLookeba doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Lookeba →
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs about the same each month

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.

Wainwright$430/mo
Typical home $77K (Census) · tax rate 0.38% · or rent about $575/mo · Housing →
Lookeba$370/mo
Typical home $65K (Census) · tax rate 0.50% · Housing →

The difference: $60 a month, about $700 a year, between Wainwright and Lookeba.

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
CWainwrightBetter than 29% of districts in the state –LookebaNot 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
WainwrightLookeba
Snow a year6″5″
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)75th75th
Community
WainwrightLookeba
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

158 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

WainwrightOKLookebaOK
Wainwright ↔ Lookeba158 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.

WainwrightLookeba
People
Population 103Lowest 111Highest
Median age 42.6±27.6Lowest 15% above OK 46.1±4.5Highest 25% above OK
Lookeba and Wainwright are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 26.2%±15.1Highest OK: 24% 19.8%±17.9Lowest OK: 24%
Wainwright and Lookeba are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 25.2%±17.4Highest OK: 16.3% 10.8%±24.6Lowest OK: 16.3%
Wainwright and Lookeba are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 5.4%Lowest OK: 28.3% 9.9%Highest OK: 28.3%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.9%±10.4Lowest OK: 5.8% 6.3%±10.2Highest OK: 5.8%
Lookeba and Wainwright are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $63,125±$38kHighest about the OK average $52,500±$17kLowest 19% below OK
Wainwright and Lookeba are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $76,700±$14kHighest 62% below OK $65,000±$30kLowest 67% below OK
Wainwright and Lookeba are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $575±$437 43% below OK —
Property taxmedian, yearly $288Lowest 82% below OK $325Highest 80% below OK
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 20%±100Highest OK: 46.3% 0%±100Lowest OK: 46.3%
Wainwright and Lookeba are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 19.4%Lowest OK: 15.3% 30.6%Highest OK: 15.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 84.8%Highest OK: 65.8% 81%Lowest OK: 65.8%
Typical home builtmedian year 1976Lowest 4 yrs older than OK 1977Highest 3 yrs older than OK
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 27 minLowest 21% above OK 28 minHighest 25% above OK
Work from home 5.7%±10.8Highest OK: 9.4% 0%±24.4Lowest OK: 9.4%
Wainwright and Lookeba are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 17.3 miLowest 45.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.00 0.00
Top workplaceoutside town Muskogee (32%)Oklahoma City (14%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in LookebaFew work in Wainwright
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 0.2 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.7 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 78.9Lowest 90.3Highest
Schools
School district WAINWRIGHT—
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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