Best PlacesJester, OK Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Jester, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Jester ranks 36,751st of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on short commutes by a wide margin, and civic engagement ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Jester
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
Jester's strengths and weaknesses
Where Jester ranks high
- Short commute17.0 minutes each way, better than 95% of towns
- QuietBetter than 92% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 91% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 89% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 89% of towns
Where Jester ranks low
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 1% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 1% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 2% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 3% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 3% of towns
Who lives in Jester
Jester runs older than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Jester.
Who works in Jester, and how
Work in Jester centers on agriculture & forestry and other services. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 85%
- Work from home 13%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Jester
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Jester.
What the weather is like in Jester, month by month
Jester sees roughly 87 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 98 degrees. January highs sit near 55, with lows near 29. The comfortable stretch runs March through May and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 55° | 40° | 29° |
| April | 78° | 62° | 49° |
| July | 98° | 85° | 73° |
| October | 79° | 64° | 52° |
Flying in and out of Jester
The nearest airport, Lawton-Fort Sill Regional, is about 77 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Dallas-Fort Worth International, about 210 miles away.
The best schools in and around Jester
Schools across Jester average a D, better than 11% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Edison EsC+ · 38% proficient
- Granite EsD · 20% proficient
Top middle schools
- Mangum MsC− · 29% proficient
Top high schools
- Sayre HsC− · 27% proficient
- Granite HsD+ · 25% proficient
- Mangum HsD− · 14% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Jester school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Jester measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare Jester against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Jester
Is Jester a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Jester ranks 36,751st of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on short commutes, quiet, and low property taxes, and lowest on civic engagement and internet speeds. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Jester safe?
Jester is safer than 33% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $438 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Jester?
July highs average about 98 degrees, and January highs near 55 with lows near 29. That works out to about 87 pleasant days a year, more than 56% of towns.
Compare Jester with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Jester. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Jester represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
Jester detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Jester: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Jester: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Jester: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Jester: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Jester detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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