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Country around Arnett is a rural area of about 1,022 people in Ellis County, Oklahoma, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 104 miles from Enid, OK and 128 miles from Oklahoma City, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 48°F, with about 6 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $116k and rent runs about $775 a month.
1,022people
$116kTypical home
$775/moRent
93° / 48°Summer / winter
6"Snow
283Sunny days
64Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,022 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 2 people per sq mi
- 128 mi to Oklahoma City, OK
- 104 mi to Enid, OK
- 30 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $116k (≈$729/mo)
- Median rent $775/mo
- Median household income $64k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 48°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 283 sunny days a year (131 totally clear)
- 82 cloudy days a year
- 26 of 90 winter days are gray
- 64 days a year with rain or snow
- 6" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 11 days a year over 100°F
- 7 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (190 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (733 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 51
- 25% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 98 mi to LBL airport
- 126 mi to OKC (major hub)
- 119 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1963
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 2,513 ft
- 512 mi to the ocean
- 105 mi to a big lake
- 61 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 21 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- Few or no 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
- 45 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 7% of Oklahoma districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 114 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 19 mi to the nearest vet
- 69 mi to the nearest dog park
- 41 congregations per 10k people
- 65 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Ellis County: R+77 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