Jay ranks #23 in Oklahoma for low property taxes
Jay is ranked on 34 lists against the 134 Oklahoma towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 3.
Shorter growing season than 100% of Oklahoma
Not better or worse, just Jay’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
The lists Jay does best on
Each list ranks every OK town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Jay marked.
Jay lands in the top half on 7 of 20 lists
Each dot is Jay’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in OK, the right end is last. Areas where Jay does best come first.
1 spot from the top 25 for affordability
Lists where Jay sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Every OK list, and where Jay lands
41 lists from Census, school, health, library, crime, climate and land data. Tap any list to see every town on it.
Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Turley · 0.8 yrs
#26
Cheapest rent#1 Pawhuska · $554/mo
#27
Lowest property tax#1 Wewoka · $382/yr
#23
Rent easiest to afford#1 Jenks · 29.2%
Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Longtown · 27.4%
#28
Most new homes#1 Newcastle · 19.4 per 1,000
#51
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Checotah · +94.9%
#3
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Guymon · 41.2 per home
Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 McAlester · 32.2%
Most trails#1 Perkins · 1.7 mi / sq mi
Most walkable#1 Mangum · 179 / sq mi
#55 Health
Healthiest#1 Nichols Hills · 92 / 100
#121
Lowest obesity#1 Nichols Hills · 31%
#64
Fewest smokers#1 Nichols Hills · 8%
#130
Most active#1 Nichols Hills · 19%
#116
Fewest uninsured#1 Nichols Hills · 5%
#112
Lowest depression#1 Hinton · 19%
#106
Closest to a top hospital#1 Cushing · 0.3 mi
#50 
People
Most educated#1 Nichols Hills · 72.6%
#121
Youngest#1 Stillwater · 23.9
#42
Oldest#1 Longtown · 59.8
#94
Most residents 65+#1 Longtown · 40.9%
#108
Most kids#1 Perkins · 38.9%
#59 Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Altus · 11.1 min
#121 Safety
Safest#1 Elgin · 1.4
#121 
The number on the right is Jay’s spot. All of Oklahoma’s rankings, with the map → · National lists and other states: all rankings.
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- 2,500+ residents. Census estimates for smaller towns carry margins of error too wide to rank fairly, so they sit out every OK list.
- One town, one row. A city that is both a city and a town in Census data, or a village inside a town, is counted once.
- Ties share a rank. Towns on one weather station, one school district or one CDC estimate share a figure, so they share a spot (T).
- No “worst” lists. Lists rank toward the good end, and share cards are made only for the top half. Age, snow and the like are character, not grades.
U.S. Census Bureau (American Community Survey 5-year, 2010 and 2020 censuses, Building Permits Survey), U.S. Department of Education, FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, CDC PLACES, Medicare Care Compare, IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FHFA House Price Index, NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. Each list explains its own method.