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Country around Stringtown is a rural area of about 584 people in Atoka County, Oklahoma, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 71 miles from Sherman, TX and 113 miles from Oklahoma City, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 51°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $121k and rent runs about $769 a month.
584people
$121kTypical home
$769/moRent
93° / 51°Summer / winter
2"Snow
255Sunny days
87Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 584 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 3 people per sq mi
- 113 mi to Oklahoma City, OK
- 71 mi to Sherman, TX
- 32 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $121k (≈$760/mo)
- Median rent $769/mo
- Median household income $62k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 51°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
- 87 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 16 days a year over 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (236 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,857 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 37
- 32% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 106 mi to FSM airport
- 114 mi to OKC (major hub)
- 72 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1983
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 814 ft
- 331 mi to the ocean
- 44 mi to a big lake
- 45 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 18 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 68 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 45% of Oklahoma districts (reading)
- 13 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 50 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 29 mi to the nearest vet
- 46 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 41 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Atoka County: R+72 in 2024
- Oklahoma: R+34 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk