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Alex is a tiny town of 529 people in Grady County, Oklahoma. It's about 40 miles from Oklahoma City, OK. Summer highs average 96°F and winter highs 52°F, with about 4 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $144k and rent runs about $900 a month.
529people
$144kTypical home
$900/moRent
96° / 52°Summer / winter
4"Snow
275Sunny days
73Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 529
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 80 people per sq mi
- 40 mi to Oklahoma City, OK
- 40 mi to Oklahoma City, OK
- 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $144k (≈$905/mo)
- Median rent $900/mo
- Median household income $69k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 96°F
- Winter highs around 52°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 275 sunny days a year (138 totally clear)
- 90 cloudy days a year
- 29 of 90 winter days are gray
- 73 days a year with rain or snow
- 4" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 18 days a year over 100°F
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (190 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (875 per 100k)
People
- Median age 33
- 33% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 34 mi to OKC airport
- 34 mi to OKC (major hub)
- 64 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1960
- 79% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,037 ft
- 391 mi to the ocean
- 80 mi to a big lake
- 40 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 34 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 57 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 6 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 25 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 10% of Oklahoma districts (reading)
- 12 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 34 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 16 mi to the nearest vet
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 13 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Grady County: R+63 in 2024
- Oklahoma: R+34 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.