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Country around Allen is a rural area of about 1,788 people in Pontotoc County, Oklahoma, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 77 miles from Oklahoma City, OK. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 52°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $111k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,788people
$111kTypical home
$1,017/moRent
92° / 52°Summer / winter
3"Snow
264Sunny days
74Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,788 people spread over the area
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 12 people per sq mi
- 77 mi to Oklahoma City, OK
- 77 mi to Oklahoma City, OK
- 16 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $111k (≈$702/mo)
- Median rent $1,017/mo
- Median household income $57k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°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
- 74 days a year with rain or snow
- 3" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 12 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 41
- 33% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 79 mi to OKC airport
- 79 mi to OKC (major hub)
- 61 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 833 ft
- 359 mi to the ocean
- 51 mi to a big lake
- 39 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 35 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
- 75 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 26% of Oklahoma districts (reading)
- 15 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 18 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 18 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 35 mi to the nearest vet
- 15 mi to the nearest dog park
- 14 congregations per 10k people
- 16 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