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Byng is a small town of 1,316 people in Pontotoc County, Oklahoma. It's about 63 miles from Oklahoma City, OK. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 52°F, with about 4 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $177k and rent runs about $692 a month.
1,316people
$177kTypical home
$692/moRent
93° / 52°Summer / winter
4"Snow
264Sunny days
77Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,316
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 202 people per sq mi
- 63 mi to Oklahoma City, OK
- 63 mi to Oklahoma City, OK
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $177k (≈$1,119/mo)
- Median rent $692/mo
- Median household income $76k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 52°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 264 sunny days a year (131 totally clear)
- 101 cloudy days a year
- 32 of 90 winter days are gray
- 77 days a year with rain or snow
- 4" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 11 days a year over 100°F
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (110 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (986 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 38
- 37% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 35% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 64 mi to OKC airport
- 64 mi to OKC (major hub)
- 55 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1984
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,017 ft
- 366 mi to the ocean
- 54 mi to a big lake
- 30 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 34 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 6 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 59 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 11% of Oklahoma districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 31 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 14 congregations per 10k people
- 6 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Pontotoc County: R+47 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
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk