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Cherokee is a small town of 1,509 people in Alfalfa County, Oklahoma. It's about 36 miles from Enid, OK and 100 miles from Oklahoma City, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 95°F and winter highs 48°F, with about 11 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $97k and rent runs about $824 a month.
1,509people
$97kTypical home
$824/moRent
95° / 48°Summer / winter
11"Snow
279Sunny days
53Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,509
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 739 people per sq mi
- 100 mi to Oklahoma City, OK
- 36 mi to Enid, OK
- 36 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $97k (≈$609/mo)
- Median rent $824/mo
- Median household income $59k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 95°F
- Winter highs around 48°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 64°F)
- 279 sunny days a year (128 totally clear)
- 86 cloudy days a year
- 27 of 90 winter days are gray
- 53 days a year with rain or snow
- 11" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 24 days a year over 100°F
- 6 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (647 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,246 per 100k)
People
- Median age 44
- 28% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 80 mi to ICT airport
- 103 mi to OKC (major hub)
- 93 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1949
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,204 ft
- 520 mi to the ocean
- 190 mi to a big lake
- 48 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 261 mi to the nearest ski area
- 28 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 18 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 16% of Oklahoma districts (reading)
- 16 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 24 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 65 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 18 mi to the nearest vet
- 34 mi to the nearest dog park
- 28 congregations per 10k people
- 18 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Alfalfa County: R+77 in 2024
- Oklahoma: R+34 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk