Living in Bromide, OK
Bromide is a tiny town of 133 people in Johnston County, Oklahoma. It's about 55 miles from Sherman, TX and 93 miles from Oklahoma City, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 53°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $117k and rent runs about $762 a month.
133people
$117kTypical home
$762/moRent
94° / 53°Summer / winter
3"Snow
264Sunny days
66Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 133
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 198 people per sq mi
- 93 mi to Oklahoma City, OK
- 55 mi to Sherman, TX
- 26 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $117k (≈$735/mo)
- Median rent $762/mo
- Median household income $42k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°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
- 66 days a year with rain or snow
- 3" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 12 days a year over 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (156 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (691 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 42
- 31% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 92 mi to OKC airport
- 92 mi to OKC (major hub)
- 40 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1985
- 76% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 712 ft
- 333 mi to the ocean
- 23 mi to a big lake
- 17 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 15 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 9 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
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 85 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 18% of Oklahoma districts (reading)
- 16 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 29 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 30 mi to the nearest vet
- 26 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 26 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Johnston County: R+66 in 2024
- Oklahoma: R+34 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.