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Ada is a small city of 16,575 people in Pontotoc County, Oklahoma. It's about 68 miles from Oklahoma City, OK. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 52°F, with about 4 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $169k and rent runs about $894 a month.
16,575people
$169kTypical home
$894/moRent
93° / 52°Summer / winter
4"Snow
264Sunny days
83Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 16,575
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 855 people per sq mi
- 68 mi to Oklahoma City, OK
- 68 mi to Oklahoma City, OK
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $169k (≈$1,068/mo)
- Median rent $894/mo
- Median household income $54k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 52°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 264 sunny days a year (131 totally clear)
- 101 cloudy days a year
- 32 of 90 winter days are gray
- 83 days a year with rain or snow
- 4" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 11 days a year over 100°F
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (221 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,842 per 100k)
People
- Median age 32
- 30% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 31% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 16 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 68 mi to OKC airport
- 68 mi to OKC (major hub)
- 49 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1969
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 974 ft
- 359 mi to the ocean
- 48 mi to a big lake
- 24 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 16 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 24 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 6 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 63 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 42% of Oklahoma districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 26 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 14 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Pontotoc County: R+47 in 2024
- Oklahoma: R+34 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk