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Altus is a small city of 18,646 people in Jackson County, Oklahoma. It's about 51 miles from Lawton, OK and 116 miles from Oklahoma City, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 97°F and winter highs 53°F, with about 4 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $152k and rent runs about $854 a month.
18,646people
$152kTypical home
$854/moRent
97° / 53°Summer / winter
4"Snow
286Sunny days
74Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 18,646
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,023 people per sq mi
- 116 mi to Oklahoma City, OK
- 51 mi to Lawton, OK
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $152k (≈$960/mo)
- Median rent $854/mo
- Median household income $55k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 97°F
- Winter highs around 53°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 64°F)
- 286 sunny days a year (143 totally clear)
- 79 cloudy days a year
- 25 of 90 winter days are gray
- 74 days a year with rain or snow
- 4" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 29 days a year over 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (235 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,377 per 100k)
People
- Median age 34
- 34% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 12 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 51 mi to LAW airport
- 109 mi to OKC (major hub)
- 129 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,375 ft
- 420 mi to the ocean
- 140 mi to a big lake
- 16 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 16 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 18 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 53 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 31% of Oklahoma districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 106 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 50 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Jackson County: R+58 in 2024
- Oklahoma: R+34 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk