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Country around Fort Towson is a rural area of about 2,027 people in Choctaw County, Oklahoma, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 81 miles from Texarkana, TX and 125 miles from Dallas, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 54°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $157k and rent runs about $871 a month.
2,027people
$157kTypical home
$871/moRent
93° / 54°Summer / winter
1"Snow
255Sunny days
92Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 2,027 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 10 people per sq mi
- 125 mi to Dallas, TX
- 81 mi to Texarkana, TX
- 34 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $157k (≈$987/mo)
- Median rent $871/mo
- Median household income $58k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 54°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 255 sunny days a year (124 totally clear)
- 110 cloudy days a year
- 35 of 90 winter days are gray
- 92 days a year with rain or snow
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 11 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (336 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,308 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 38
- 30% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 85 mi to TXK airport
- 126 mi to DAL (major hub)
- 100 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1984
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 574 ft
- 296 mi to the ocean
- 72 mi to a big lake
- 33 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 10 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
- 28 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 35% of Oklahoma districts (reading)
- 12 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 67 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 17 mi to the nearest vet
- 32 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 51 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Choctaw County: R+65 in 2024
- Oklahoma: R+34 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk