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Beaver is a small town of 1,586 people in Beaver County, Oklahoma. It's about 134 miles from Amarillo, TX and 192 miles from Oklahoma City, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 48°F, with about 11 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $154k and rent runs about $749 a month.
1,586people
$154kTypical home
$749/moRent
94° / 48°Summer / winter
11"Snow
291Sunny days
61Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,586
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,382 people per sq mi
- 192 mi to Oklahoma City, OK
- 134 mi to Amarillo, TX
- 27 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $154k (≈$971/mo)
- Median rent $749/mo
- Median household income $56k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°F
- Winter highs around 48°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 291 sunny days a year (137 totally clear)
- 74 cloudy days a year
- 24 of 90 winter days are gray
- 61 days a year with rain or snow
- 11" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 20 days a year over 100°F
- 13 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (467 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (878 per 100k)
People
- Median age 31
- 35% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 17 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 29 mi to LBL airport
- 191 mi to OKC (major hub)
- 71 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 89% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1969
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 2,428 ft
- 581 mi to the ocean
- 94 mi to a big lake
- 119 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 256 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- Few or no 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
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 28 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 46% of Oklahoma districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 112 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 34 mi to the nearest vet
- 53 mi to the nearest dog park
- 22 congregations per 10k people
- 63 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Beaver County: R+84 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
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk