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Country around Taloga is a rural area of about 489 people in Dewey County, Oklahoma, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 71 miles from Enid, OK and 93 miles from Oklahoma City, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 95°F and winter highs 49°F, with about 12 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $127k and rent runs about $960 a month.
489people
$127kTypical home
$960/moRent
95° / 49°Summer / winter
12"Snow
283Sunny days
59Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 489 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 3 people per sq mi
- 93 mi to Oklahoma City, OK
- 71 mi to Enid, OK
- 35 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $127k (≈$802/mo)
- Median rent $960/mo
- Median household income $68k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 95°F
- Winter highs around 49°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 283 sunny days a year (131 totally clear)
- 82 cloudy days a year
- 26 of 90 winter days are gray
- 59 days a year with rain or snow
- 12" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 22 days a year over 100°F
- 6 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (69 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (757 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 39
- 37% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 91 mi to OKC airport
- 91 mi to OKC (major hub)
- 132 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1974
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,739 ft
- 490 mi to the ocean
- 140 mi to a big lake
- 25 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 25 mi to the nearest campground
- No 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
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 59 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 1% of Oklahoma districts (reading)
- 25 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 79 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 49 mi to the nearest vet
- 46 mi to the nearest dog park
- 34 congregations per 10k people
- 37 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Dewey County: R+80 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
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.