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Boswell is a tiny town of 690 people in Choctaw County, Oklahoma. It's about 51 miles from Sherman, TX and 100 miles from Dallas, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 54°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $74k and rent runs about $608 a month.
690people
$74kTypical home
$608/moRent
93° / 54°Summer / winter
1"Snow
255Sunny days
88Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 690
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 911 people per sq mi
- 100 mi to Dallas, TX
- 51 mi to Sherman, TX
- 30 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $74k (≈$468/mo)
- Median rent $608/mo
- Median household income $26k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 54°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 255 sunny days a year (124 totally clear)
- 110 cloudy days a year
- 35 of 90 winter days are gray
- 88 days a year with rain or snow
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 14 days a year over 100°F
- 1 night a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (260 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,015 per 100k)
People
- Median age 33
- 27% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 99 mi to DAL airport
- 99 mi to DAL (major hub)
- 73 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 68% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 623 ft
- 299 mi to the ocean
- 37 mi to a big lake
- 45 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 18 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 20 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 63 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 16% of Oklahoma districts (reading)
- 16 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 21 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 46 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 29 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 29 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Choctaw County: R+65 in 2024
- Oklahoma: R+34 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk