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Country around Carter is a rural area of about 530 people in Beckham County, Oklahoma, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 71 miles from Lawton, OK and 111 miles from Oklahoma City, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 95°F and winter highs 51°F, with about 5 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $134k and rent runs about $861 a month.
530people
$134kTypical home
$861/moRent
95° / 51°Summer / winter
5"Snow
284Sunny days
64Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 530 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 5 people per sq mi
- 111 mi to Oklahoma City, OK
- 71 mi to Lawton, OK
- 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $134k (≈$845/mo)
- Median rent $861/mo
- Median household income $100k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 95°F
- Winter highs around 51°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 284 sunny days a year (136 totally clear)
- 81 cloudy days a year
- 26 of 90 winter days are gray
- 64 days a year with rain or snow
- 5" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 20 days a year over 100°F
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (122 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (695 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 37% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 11% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 73 mi to LAW airport
- 105 mi to OKC (major hub)
- 150 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,850 ft
- 455 mi to the ocean
- 122 mi to a big lake
- 22 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 23 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 15 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 71 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 33% of Oklahoma districts (reading)
- 15 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 98 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 37 mi to the nearest vet
- 38 mi to the nearest dog park
- 14 congregations per 10k people
- 48 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Beckham County: R+70 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.