Living in Country around Fort Cobb, OK
Country around Fort Cobb is a rural area of about 1,483 people in Caddo County, Oklahoma, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 35 miles from Lawton, OK and 58 miles from Oklahoma City, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 50°F, with about 4 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $127k and rent runs about $585 a month.
1,483people
$127kTypical home
$585/moRent
93° / 50°Summer / winter
4"Snow
278Sunny days
62Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,483 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 11 people per sq mi
- 58 mi to Oklahoma City, OK
- 35 mi to Lawton, OK
- 29 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $127k (≈$801/mo)
- Median rent $585/mo
- Median household income $58k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 50°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 64°F)
- 278 sunny days a year (135 totally clear)
- 87 cloudy days a year
- 27 of 90 winter days are gray
- 62 days a year with rain or snow
- 4" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 13 days a year over 100°F
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (291 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,055 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 45
- 29% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 39 mi to LAW airport
- 52 mi to OKC (major hub)
- 100 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1974
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,358 ft
- 421 mi to the ocean
- 115 mi to a big lake
- 28 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 3 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
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 32 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 42% of Oklahoma districts (reading)
- 12 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 47 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 35 mi to the nearest vet
- 26 mi to the nearest dog park
- 14 congregations per 10k people
- 29 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Caddo County: R+47 in 2024
- Oklahoma: R+34 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk