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Country around Eldorado is a rural area of about 543 people in Jackson County, Oklahoma, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 72 miles from Lawton, OK and 141 miles from Oklahoma City, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 97°F and winter highs 54°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $57k and rent runs about $493 a month.
543people
$57kTypical home
$493/moRent
97° / 54°Summer / winter
3"Snow
286Sunny days
66Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 543 people spread over the area
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 4 people per sq mi
- 141 mi to Oklahoma City, OK
- 72 mi to Lawton, OK
- 25 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $57k (≈$361/mo)
- Median rent $493/mo
- Median household income $60k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 97°F
- Winter highs around 54°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 64°F)
- 286 sunny days a year (143 totally clear)
- 79 cloudy days a year
- 25 of 90 winter days are gray
- 66 days a year with rain or snow
- 3" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 30 days a year over 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (207 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,118 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 38
- 33% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 17 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 72 mi to LAW airport
- 134 mi to OKC (major hub)
- 147 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 89% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1966
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,437 ft
- 424 mi to the ocean
- 136 mi to a big lake
- 36 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 15 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 19 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 47 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 38% of Oklahoma districts (reading)
- 13 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 120 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 24 mi to the nearest vet
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 71 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Jackson County: R+58 in 2024
- Oklahoma: R+34 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk