Living in Country around Granite, OK
Country around Granite is a rural area of about 1,853 people in Greer County, Oklahoma, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 61 miles from Lawton, OK and 112 miles from Oklahoma City, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 50°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $121k and rent runs about $704 a month.
1,853people
$121kTypical home
$704/moRent
94° / 50°Summer / winter
3"Snow
286Sunny days
62Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,853 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 16 people per sq mi
- 112 mi to Oklahoma City, OK
- 61 mi to Lawton, OK
- 23 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $121k (≈$760/mo)
- Median rent $704/mo
- Median household income $64k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°F
- Winter highs around 50°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 286 sunny days a year (143 totally clear)
- 79 cloudy days a year
- 25 of 90 winter days are gray
- 62 days a year with rain or snow
- 3" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 26 days a year over 100°F
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (200 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (692 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 48
- 23% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 11% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 63 mi to LAW airport
- 106 mi to OKC (major hub)
- 141 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1970
- 75% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,982 ft
- 441 mi to the ocean
- 130 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 21 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 62 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 44% of Oklahoma districts (reading)
- 18 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 100 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 22 mi to the nearest vet
- 22 mi to the nearest dog park
- 22 congregations per 10k people
- 55 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Greer County: R+66 in 2024
- Oklahoma: R+34 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk