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Caney is a tiny town of 139 people in Atoka County, Oklahoma. It's about 48 miles from Sherman, TX and 105 miles from Dallas, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 52°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $143k and rent runs about $800 a month.
139people
$143kTypical home
$800/moRent
93° / 52°Summer / winter
2"Snow
264Sunny days
79Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 139
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 184 people per sq mi
- 105 mi to Dallas, TX
- 48 mi to Sherman, TX
- 19 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $143k (≈$901/mo)
- Median rent $800/mo
- Median household income $39k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 52°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
- 79 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 13 days a year over 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (236 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,857 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 50
- 28% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 103 mi to DAL airport
- 103 mi to DAL (major hub)
- 52 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1982
- 75% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 594 ft
- 317 mi to the ocean
- 20 mi to a big lake
- 24 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 20 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 39 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 9 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 82 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 17% of Oklahoma districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 39 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 22 mi to the nearest vet
- 29 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 18 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Atoka County: R+72 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.