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Country around Boise City is a rural area of about 1,335 people in Cimarron County, Oklahoma, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 114 miles from Amarillo, TX and 243 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 52°F, with about 30 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $77k and rent runs about $729 a month.
1,335people
$77kTypical home
$729/moRent
94° / 52°Summer / winter
30"Snow
298Sunny days
52Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,335 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1 people per sq mi
- 243 mi to Denver, CO
- 114 mi to Amarillo, TX
- 61 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $77k (≈$486/mo)
- Median rent $729/mo
- Median household income $50k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 0.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°F
- Winter highs around 52°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 54°F)
- 298 sunny days a year (135 totally clear)
- 67 cloudy days a year
- 22 of 90 winter days are gray
- 52 days a year with rain or snow
- 30" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 10 days a year over 100°F
- 10 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (180 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (631 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 37
- 25% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 8 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 92 mi to LBL airport
- 184 mi to COS (major hub)
- 93 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1962
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 4,229 ft
- 650 mi to the ocean
- 88 mi to a big lake
- 36 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 147 mi to the nearest ski area
- 17 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course 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
- 69 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 34% of Oklahoma districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 148 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 46 mi to the nearest dog park
- 32 congregations per 10k people
- 55 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Cimarron County: R+85 in 2024
- Oklahoma: R+34 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk