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A town of 1,189, settled in 1898. 2.3 times the nonprofits per person than the typical Oklahoma town.
Laverne’s best subject grades are an A for schools, an A− for safety, and an A+ for civic life; its weakest is a D− for incomes. 27% of residents live below the poverty line in Laverne, against 18% in Oklahoma’s towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns. Only 4 of Oklahoma’s 229 towns score lower on hazard risk. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 88% of U.S. towns. On civic life, just 2 of Oklahoma’s 205 towns do better. Laverne has 5 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Fox Hotel and Laverne's North Main Street District. Only 15 of Oklahoma’s 229 towns score lower on the outdoors. Laverne has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Laverne beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Laverne Es | PK–8 | 301 |
| Laverne HS | 9–12 | 139 |
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Oklahoma), ordered by how far Laverne is from typical.
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Census counts: 476 in 1920, a peak of 1,937 in 1960, 1,223 in 2020. The archive holds 9 old photos and papers going back to 1912 and 2 maps from 1971 on.
5 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Laverne, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
Ordered by what stands out in Laverne.
Its public schools are run by the Laverne school district. Its two schools are below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laverne EsLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–8 | Grades PK–8 | 301 | A |
| Laverne HSLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 139 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OK on state tests and graduation
The typical Laverne home is worth about $99,000, up 3.1% in a year, 55% below the Oklahoma typical home. 76% of Laverne households own their home, where Oklahoma’s towns sit at 62% and U.S. towns at 73%.
| Laverne | Oklahoma towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 76% | 62% | 73% |
| Median rent | $886 a month | $873 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
The FEMA risk score in Laverne is 91 of 100.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Laverne’s property crime rate is 0.8 per 1,000 residents. Laverne reports less crime per resident than 83% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.
| Laverne | Oklahoma towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0.8 per 1,000 residents | 14 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 1.7 per 1,000 residents | 2.7 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
About one in 5 of Laverne’s working residents works in town. Jobs based in Laverne fell to 262 in 2023, 70 fewer than in 2013. The top destinations are Woodward (8%), Oklahoma City (7%) and Wichita (3%).
| Laverne | Oklahoma towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 19 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 20% | 22% | 8% |
| Median household income | $61,000 | $55,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Laverne beats the Oklahoma average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 16% of adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance in Laverne. Only 7 of the 132 Oklahoma towns we compare have a lower share of adults who report frequent mental distress than Laverne.
| Laverne | Oklahoma towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 11% | 8.1% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 34% | 25% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 14% | 16% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 19% | 17% |
| What stands out | Laverne | OK |
|---|---|---|
| More uninsured adults | 15.9% | 11.3% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 8.8% | 7.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Laverne has chilly winters and hot summers, with very little rain. July afternoons reach 94°, January nights drop to 22° and about 17 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
None within 15 miles of Laverne; the nearest are
About 4 of every 100 Laverne residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Oklahoma.
5 places in Laverne on the National Register of Historic Places.
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
2.3 times the nonprofits per person than the typical Oklahoma town.
Not for the area. That is 1.5 years of the area's median household income ($64,053 across the county). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A−.
