Living in Bokchito, OK
Bokchito is a tiny town of 536 people in Bryan County, Oklahoma. It's about 39 miles from Sherman, TX and 92 miles from Dallas, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 54°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $98k and rent runs about $755 a month.
536people
$98kTypical home
$755/moRent
93° / 54°Summer / winter
2"Snow
264Sunny days
73Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 536
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 784 people per sq mi
- 92 mi to Dallas, TX
- 39 mi to Sherman, TX
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $98k (≈$616/mo)
- Median rent $755/mo
- Median household income $41k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 54°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
- Low violent crime (201 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,600 per 100k)
People
- Median age 36
- 32% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 91 mi to DAL airport
- 91 mi to DAL (major hub)
- 57 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1981
- 78% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 640 ft
- 302 mi to the ocean
- 22 mi to a big lake
- 30 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 21 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
- 71 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 24% of Oklahoma districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 22 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 32 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- 23 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 13 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