Living in Apache, OK
Apache is a small town of 1,034 people in Caddo County, Oklahoma. It's about 19 miles from Lawton, OK and 62 miles from Oklahoma City, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 50°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $86k and rent runs about $702 a month.
1,034people
$86kTypical home
$702/moRent
93° / 50°Summer / winter
3"Snow
282Sunny days
61Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,034
- Part of a metro area
- About 471 people per sq mi
- 62 mi to Oklahoma City, OK
- 19 mi to Lawton, OK
- 19 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $86k (≈$543/mo)
- Median rent $702/mo
- Median household income $59k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 50°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 282 sunny days a year (140 totally clear)
- 83 cloudy days a year
- 27 of 90 winter days are gray
- 61 days a year with rain or snow
- 3" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 14 days a year over 100°F
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (261 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,303 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 28% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 23 mi to LAW airport
- 55 mi to OKC (major hub)
- 86 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1952
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,309 ft
- 404 mi to the ocean
- 101 mi to a big lake
- 17 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 70 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 17 bars within 25 mi
- 18 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 16 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 14% of Oklahoma districts (reading)
- 13 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 55 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 20 mi to the nearest vet
- 26 mi to the nearest dog park
- 14 congregations per 10k people
- 21 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Caddo County: R+47 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