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Ardmore is a small city of 24,877 people in Carter County, Oklahoma. It's about 49 miles from Sherman, TX and 90 miles from Oklahoma City, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 95°F and winter highs 53°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $170k and rent runs about $1k a month.
24,877people
$170kTypical home
$1,006/moRent
95° / 53°Summer / winter
3"Snow
275Sunny days
65Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 24,877
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 499 people per sq mi
- 90 mi to Oklahoma City, OK
- 49 mi to Sherman, TX
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $170k (≈$1,072/mo)
- Median rent $1,006/mo
- Median household income $54k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 95°F
- Winter highs around 53°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 275 sunny days a year (138 totally clear)
- 90 cloudy days a year
- 29 of 90 winter days are gray
- 65 days a year with rain or snow
- 3" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 15 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- High violent crime (1016 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,380 per 100k)
People
- Median age 36
- 34% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 78 mi to LAW airport
- 87 mi to OKC (major hub)
- 2 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 906 ft
- 331 mi to the ocean
- 18 mi to a big lake
- 19 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 64 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 4 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 67 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 47% of Oklahoma districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 2 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 23 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 45 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Carter County: R+55 in 2024
- Oklahoma: R+34 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk