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Arapaho is a tiny town of 715 people in Custer County, Oklahoma. It's about 73 miles from Lawton, OK and 82 miles from Oklahoma City, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 95°F and winter highs 51°F, with about 6 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $119k and rent runs about $889 a month.
715people
$119kTypical home
$889/moRent
95° / 51°Summer / winter
6"Snow
278Sunny days
73Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 715
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,023 people per sq mi
- 82 mi to Oklahoma City, OK
- 73 mi to Lawton, OK
- 16 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $119k (≈$749/mo)
- Median rent $889/mo
- Median household income $40k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 95°F
- Winter highs around 51°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 64°F)
- 278 sunny days a year (135 totally clear)
- 87 cloudy days a year
- 27 of 90 winter days are gray
- 73 days a year with rain or snow
- 6" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 22 days a year over 100°F
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (186 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (673 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 35% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 76 mi to LAW airport
- 78 mi to OKC (major hub)
- 142 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,660 ft
- 462 mi to the ocean
- 144 mi to a big lake
- 39 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 27 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 8 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 71 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 35% of Oklahoma districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 67 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 62 mi to the nearest vet
- 17 mi to the nearest dog park
- 15 congregations per 10k people
- 14 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Custer County: R+53 in 2024
- Oklahoma: R+34 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Moderate 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