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Country around Fairview is a rural area of about 3,612 people in Major County, Oklahoma, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 40 miles from Enid, OK and 83 miles from Oklahoma City, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 96°F and winter highs 49°F, with about 9 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $157k and rent runs about $666 a month.
3,612people
$157kTypical home
$666/moRent
96° / 49°Summer / winter
9"Snow
279Sunny days
64Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 3,612 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 14 people per sq mi
- 83 mi to Oklahoma City, OK
- 40 mi to Enid, OK
- 40 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $157k (≈$993/mo)
- Median rent $666/mo
- Median household income $63k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 96°F
- Winter highs around 49°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
- 64 days a year with rain or snow
- 9" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 25 days a year over 100°F
- 5 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (184 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (459 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 40
- 33% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 83 mi to OKC airport
- 83 mi to OKC (major hub)
- 127 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 88% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,385 ft
- 496 mi to the ocean
- 169 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 290 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 6 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
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 36 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 16% of Oklahoma districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 70 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 35 mi to the nearest vet
- 38 mi to the nearest dog park
- 22 congregations per 10k people
- 35 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Major County: R+79 in 2024
- Oklahoma: R+34 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk