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Bennington is a tiny town of 329 people in Bryan County, Oklahoma. It's about 43 miles from Sherman, TX and 94 miles from Dallas, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 53°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $71k and rent runs about $850 a month.
329people
$71kTypical home
$850/moRent
93° / 53°Summer / winter
2"Snow
264Sunny days
73Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 329
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 449 people per sq mi
- 94 mi to Dallas, TX
- 43 mi to Sherman, TX
- 20 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $71k (≈$447/mo)
- Median rent $850/mo
- Median household income $25k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 53°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 264 sunny days a year (131 totally clear)
- 101 cloudy days a year
- 32 of 90 winter days are gray
- 73 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 12 days a year over 100°F
- 1 night a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (312 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,672 per 100k)
People
- Median age 32
- 33% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 93 mi to DAL airport
- 93 mi to DAL (major hub)
- 63 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 76% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 637 ft
- 300 mi to the ocean
- 28 mi to a big lake
- 35 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 18 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 35 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 9 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 73 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 9% of Oklahoma districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 23 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 36 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 28 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 19 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Bryan County: R+59 in 2024
- Oklahoma: R+34 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk