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Amber is a tiny town of 445 people in Grady County, Oklahoma. It's about 30 miles from Oklahoma City, OK. Summer highs average 95°F and winter highs 52°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $116k and rent runs about $1k a month.
445people
$116kTypical home
$1,100/moRent
95° / 52°Summer / winter
2"Snow
271Sunny days
60Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 445
- Part of a metro area
- About 113 people per sq mi
- 30 mi to Oklahoma City, OK
- 30 mi to Oklahoma City, OK
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $116k (≈$732/mo)
- Median rent $1,100/mo
- Median household income $55k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 95°F
- Winter highs around 52°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 271 sunny days a year (133 totally clear)
- 94 cloudy days a year
- 29 of 90 winter days are gray
- 60 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 18 days a year over 100°F
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (315 per 100k)
- Low property crime (892 per 100k)
People
- Median age 41
- 33% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 23 mi to OKC airport
- 23 mi to OKC (major hub)
- 81 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 80% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,263 ft
- 409 mi to the ocean
- 97 mi to a big lake
- 34 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 32 mi to the nearest campground
- 12 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 214 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 11 bars within 25 mi
- 66 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 17 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 3% of Oklahoma districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 23 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 10 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