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Country around Roosevelt is a rural area of about 386 people in Kiowa County, Oklahoma, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 37 miles from Lawton, OK and 94 miles from Oklahoma City, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 96°F and winter highs 51°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $101k and rent runs about $683 a month.
386people
$101kTypical home
$683/moRent
96° / 51°Summer / winter
3"Snow
282Sunny days
63Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 386 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 2 people per sq mi
- 94 mi to Oklahoma City, OK
- 37 mi to Lawton, OK
- 22 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $101k (≈$634/mo)
- Median rent $683/mo
- Median household income $69k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 96°F
- Winter highs around 51°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 64°F)
- 282 sunny days a year (140 totally clear)
- 83 cloudy days a year
- 27 of 90 winter days are gray
- 63 days a year with rain or snow
- 3" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 28 days a year over 100°F
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (215 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (608 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 50
- 34% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 38 mi to LAW airport
- 88 mi to OKC (major hub)
- 117 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 88% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1952
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,509 ft
- 421 mi to the ocean
- 130 mi to a big lake
- 17 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 17 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 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
- 38 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 39% of Oklahoma districts (reading)
- 13 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 84 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 22 mi to the nearest vet
- 21 mi to the nearest dog park
- 19 congregations per 10k people
- 36 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Kiowa County: R+58 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