Living in Country around Keyes, OK
Country around Keyes is a rural area of about 499 people in Texas County, Oklahoma, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 115 miles from Amarillo, TX and 250 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 50°F, with about 25 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $135k and rent runs about $873 a month.
499people
$135kTypical home
$873/moRent
93° / 50°Summer / winter
25"Snow
298Sunny days
56Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 499 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1 people per sq mi
- 250 mi to Denver, CO
- 115 mi to Amarillo, TX
- 40 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $135k (≈$851/mo)
- Median rent $873/mo
- Median household income $98k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 50°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 56°F)
- 298 sunny days a year (135 totally clear)
- 67 cloudy days a year
- 22 of 90 winter days are gray
- 56 days a year with rain or snow
- 25" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 11 days a year over 100°F
- 10 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (149 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (866 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 64
- 25% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 40% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 15 min
- 15% walk or take transit to work
- 68 mi to LBL airport
- 194 mi to COS (major hub)
- 90 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1963
- 77% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 3,875 ft
- 639 mi to the ocean
- 83 mi to a big lake
- 51 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 167 mi to the nearest ski area
- 28 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses 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
- 68 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 47% of Oklahoma districts (reading)
- 19 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 22 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 163 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 20 mi to the nearest vet
- 40 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 36 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Texas County: R+68 in 2024
- Oklahoma: R+34 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.