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Country around Alva is a rural area of about 6,852 people in Woods County, Oklahoma, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 59 miles from Enid, OK and 118 miles from Oklahoma City, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 95°F and winter highs 47°F, with about 11 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $142k and rent runs about $852 a month.
6,852people
$142kTypical home
$852/moRent
95° / 47°Summer / winter
11"Snow
279Sunny days
65Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 6,852 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 10 people per sq mi
- 118 mi to Oklahoma City, OK
- 59 mi to Enid, OK
- 45 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $142k (≈$898/mo)
- Median rent $852/mo
- Median household income $51k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 95°F
- Winter highs around 47°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 279 sunny days a year (128 totally clear)
- 86 cloudy days a year
- 27 of 90 winter days are gray
- 65 days a year with rain or snow
- 11" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 24 days a year over 100°F
- 6 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (128 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (919 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 31
- 22% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 36% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 17% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 13 min
- 9% walk or take transit to work
- 91 mi to DDC airport
- 120 mi to OKC (major hub)
- 93 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 88% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1960
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,522 ft
- 535 mi to the ocean
- 171 mi to a big lake
- 53 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 275 mi to the nearest ski area
- 40 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
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 18% of Oklahoma districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 55 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 57 mi to the nearest dog park
- 23 congregations per 10k people
- 7 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Woods County: R+64 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