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Burns Flat is a small town of 1,857 people in Washita County, Oklahoma. It's about 66 miles from Lawton, OK and 94 miles from Oklahoma City, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 49°F, with about 7 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $107k and rent runs about $844 a month.
1,857people
$107kTypical home
$844/moRent
94° / 49°Summer / winter
7"Snow
284Sunny days
63Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,857
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 2,144 people per sq mi
- 94 mi to Oklahoma City, OK
- 66 mi to Lawton, OK
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $107k (≈$672/mo)
- Median rent $844/mo
- Median household income $45k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°F
- Winter highs around 49°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 284 sunny days a year (136 totally clear)
- 81 cloudy days a year
- 26 of 90 winter days are gray
- 63 days a year with rain or snow
- 7" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 24 days a year over 100°F
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (113 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (216 per 100k)
People
- Median age 35
- 38% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 69 mi to LAW airport
- 89 mi to OKC (major hub)
- 142 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1957
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,919 ft
- 456 mi to the ocean
- 134 mi to a big lake
- 32 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 28 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 6 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 66 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 32% of Oklahoma districts (reading)
- 12 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 80 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 48 mi to the nearest vet
- 22 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 29 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Washita County: R+75 in 2024
- Oklahoma: R+34 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk