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Whitefield vs Hammon

234 miles apart. The biggest differences: conserved land (+40.8 pts in Whitefield) and street grid (2.9× in Hammon).

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Whitefield, OKKnown for its schoolsOklahoma · 479 people
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Hammon, OKKnown for its schoolsOklahoma · 457 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.

WhitefieldKnown for its schools
SchoolsBetter than 11%of OK districts All about Whitefield →
HammonKnown for its schools
SchoolsBetter than 84%of OK districts All about Hammon →
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.

Conserved land+40.8 pts
Whitefield has more conserved land
Whitefield 40.8%Hammon 0%
Street grid2.9×
Hammon has the more walkable street grid
Hammon 83.1Whitefield 29.0
Typical home built22 yrs
Hammon’s homes are older
Whitefield 1999Hammon 1977
Average commute7 min
Hammon has the shorter commute
Whitefield 26 minHammon 19 min
Trails+80%
Whitefield has more miles of trail
Whitefield 0.9 miHammon 0.5 mi
Bachelor’s degree++8.2 pts
More adults in Hammon have a degree
Hammon 16.9%Whitefield 8.7%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $650 more a month in Hammon

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.

Whitefield$650/mo
Typical home $116K (Census) · tax rate 0.46% · or rent about $1,063/mo · Housing →
Hammon$1,300/mo
Typical home $226K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.63% · or rent about $775/mo · Housing →

The difference: $650 a month, about $7,800 a year, between Hammon and Whitefield.

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
DWhitefieldBetter than 11% of districts in the state A−HammonBetter than 84% 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
WhitefieldHammon
Snow a year5″7″
January low25°F22°F
July high96°F94°F
Growing season (days)206d191d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)91st85th
Outdoors & history
WhitefieldHammon
Trails—1 mi
Conserved land—0%
National Register places—1
Community
WhitefieldHammon
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

234 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

WhitefieldOKHammonOK
Whitefield ↔ Hammon234 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.

WhitefieldHammon
People
Population 479Highest 457Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census — -15.7% OK: +5.5%
Median age 34.1±6.1Lowest 8% below OK 34.3±4.7Highest 7% below OK
Hammon and Whitefield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 29.6%±2.4Highest OK: 24% 29.5%±4.5Lowest OK: 24%
Whitefield and Hammon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 10.9%±4.2Lowest OK: 16.3% 13.8%±4Highest OK: 16.3%
Hammon and Whitefield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 8.7%Lowest OK: 28.3% 16.9%Highest OK: 28.3%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.5%±2.6Lowest OK: 5.8% 3.7%±2.1Highest OK: 5.8%
Hammon and Whitefield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $46,250±$8kLowest 29% below OK $52,500±$16kHighest 19% below OK
Hammon and Whitefield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $115,500±$11kHighest 42% below OK $83,800±$23kLowest 58% below OK
Whitefield and Hammon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,063±$266Highest 5% above OK $775±$230Lowest 24% below OK
Whitefield and Hammon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $536Highest 66% below OK $528Lowest 67% below OK
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 25%±91.7 OK: 46.3% 25%±47.7 OK: 46.3%
Below poverty line 19.2%Lowest OK: 15.3% 33.8%Highest OK: 15.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 83.2%Highest OK: 65.8% 81.9%Lowest OK: 65.8%
Typical home builtmedian year 1999Highest 19 yrs newer than OK 1977Lowest 3 yrs older than OK
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 26 minHighest 15% above OK 19 minLowest 15% below OK
Work from home 6.5%±4.3Lowest OK: 9.4% 9.4%±6.7Highest OK: 9.4%
Hammon and Whitefield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 1%Lowest 3.5%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 35.8 miHighest 29.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.81Highest 0.54Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Stigler (13%)Cheyenne (20%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in HammonFew work in Whitefield
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 40.8%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 0.9 miHighest 0.5 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.5 miLowest 0.7 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 1Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 29.0Lowest 83.1Highest
Schools
School district WHITEFIELDHAMMON
High school in town None in townHammon HS
Students per teacherat that high school — 7.3
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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