Living in Jay, OK
Jay is a small town of 2,731 people in Delaware County, Oklahoma. It's about 43 miles from Fayetteville, AR and 65 miles from Tulsa, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 48°F, with about 8 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $108k and rent runs about $765 a month.
2,731people
$108kTypical home
$765/moRent
91° / 48°Summer / winter
8"Snow
251Sunny days
89Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,731
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 820 people per sq mi
- 65 mi to Tulsa, OK
- 43 mi to Fayetteville, AR
- 22 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $108k (≈$680/mo)
- Median rent $765/mo
- Median household income $38k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 12.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 48°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 251 sunny days a year (115 totally clear)
- 114 cloudy days a year
- 34 of 90 winter days are gray
- 89 days a year with rain or snow
- 8" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 6 days a year over 100°F
- 5 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (358 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,907 per 100k)
People
- Median age 35
- 36% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 29 mi to XNA airport
- 63 mi to TUL (major hub)
- 171 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,030 ft
- 448 mi to the ocean
- 189 mi to a big lake
- 28 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 179 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 47 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 20 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 23% of Oklahoma districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 12 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 22 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 11 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Delaware County: R+60 in 2024
- Oklahoma: R+34 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk