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Carter is a tiny town of 210 people in Beckham County, Oklahoma. It's about 74 miles from Lawton, OK and 113 miles from Oklahoma City, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 96°F and winter highs 52°F, with about 6 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $80k and rent runs about $968 a month.
210people
$80kTypical home
$968/moRent
96° / 52°Summer / winter
6"Snow
284Sunny days
65Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 210
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 395 people per sq mi
- 113 mi to Oklahoma City, OK
- 74 mi to Lawton, OK
- 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $80k (≈$504/mo)
- Median rent $968/mo
- Median household income $65k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 96°F
- Winter highs around 52°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
- 65 days a year with rain or snow
- 6" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 18 days a year over 100°F
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (122 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (695 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 42
- 40% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 76 mi to LAW airport
- 108 mi to OKC (major hub)
- 153 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1960
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,837 ft
- 458 mi to the ocean
- 119 mi to a big lake
- 24 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 25 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 12 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 75 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 26% of Oklahoma districts (reading)
- 15 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 100 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 39 mi to the nearest vet
- 40 mi to the nearest dog park
- 14 congregations per 10k people
- 50 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Beckham County: R+70 in 2024
- Oklahoma: R+34 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- High 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.