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Alva is a small town of 4,982 people in Woods County, Oklahoma. It's about 51 miles from Enid, OK and 112 miles from Oklahoma City, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 95°F and winter highs 47°F, with about 11 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $134k and rent runs about $877 a month.
4,982people
$134kTypical home
$877/moRent
95° / 47°Summer / winter
11"Snow
279Sunny days
65Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,982
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 790 people per sq mi
- 112 mi to Oklahoma City, OK
- 51 mi to Enid, OK
- 48 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $134k (≈$842/mo)
- Median rent $877/mo
- Median household income $41k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 95°F
- Winter highs around 47°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 279 sunny days a year (128 totally clear)
- 86 cloudy days a year
- 27 of 90 winter days are gray
- 65 days a year with rain or snow
- 11" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 25 days a year over 100°F
- 6 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (109 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (768 per 100k)
People
- Median age 28
- 20% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 39% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 22% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 13 min
- 11% walk or take transit to work
- 90 mi to ICT airport
- 113 mi to OKC (major hub)
- 96 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 89% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1955
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,473 ft
- 529 mi to the ocean
- 175 mi to a big lake
- 49 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 273 mi to the nearest ski area
- 34 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 18% of Oklahoma districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 59 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 49 mi to the nearest dog park
- 23 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Woods County: R+64 in 2024
- Oklahoma: R+34 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk