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Butler is a tiny town of 250 people in Custer County, Oklahoma. It's about 83 miles from Lawton, OK and 95 miles from Oklahoma City, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 95°F and winter highs 51°F, with about 6 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $92k and rent runs about $588 a month.
250people
$92kTypical home
$588/moRent
95° / 51°Summer / winter
6"Snow
284Sunny days
60Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 250
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 587 people per sq mi
- 95 mi to Oklahoma City, OK
- 83 mi to Lawton, OK
- 22 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $92k (≈$581/mo)
- Median rent $588/mo
- Median household income $70k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 95°F
- Winter highs around 51°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
- 60 days a year with rain or snow
- 6" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 21 days a year over 100°F
- 5 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (224 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (811 per 100k)
People
- Median age 45
- 30% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 86 mi to LAW airport
- 91 mi to OKC (major hub)
- 153 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,795 ft
- 472 mi to the ocean
- 131 mi to a big lake
- 45 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 25 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
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 81 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 18% of Oklahoma districts (reading)
- 15 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 17 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 80 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 58 mi to the nearest vet
- 29 mi to the nearest dog park
- 15 congregations per 10k people
- 28 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Custer County: R+53 in 2024
- Oklahoma: R+34 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Moderate 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