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Boise City is a small town of 1,125 people in Cimarron County, Oklahoma. It's about 112 miles from Amarillo, TX and 246 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 52°F, with about 32 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $67k and rent runs about $726 a month.
1,125people
$67kTypical home
$726/moRent
94° / 52°Summer / winter
32"Snow
298Sunny days
52Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,125
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 762 people per sq mi
- 246 mi to Denver, CO
- 112 mi to Amarillo, TX
- 57 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $67k (≈$423/mo)
- Median rent $726/mo
- Median household income $43k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 0.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°F
- Winter highs around 52°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 54°F)
- 298 sunny days a year (135 totally clear)
- 67 cloudy days a year
- 22 of 90 winter days are gray
- 52 days a year with rain or snow
- 32" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 10 days a year over 100°F
- 10 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (151 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (675 per 100k)
People
- Median age 36
- 28% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 7 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 88 mi to LBL airport
- 187 mi to COS (major hub)
- 94 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1961
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 4,177 ft
- 646 mi to the ocean
- 85 mi to a big lake
- 40 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 150 mi to the nearest ski area
- 20 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3 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
- 67 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 34% of Oklahoma districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 151 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 45 mi to the nearest dog park
- 32 congregations per 10k people
- 51 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Cimarron County: R+85 in 2024
- Oklahoma: R+34 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate 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