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Country around Temple is a rural area of about 1,144 people in Cotton County, Oklahoma, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 27 miles from Lawton, OK and 92 miles from Oklahoma City, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 96°F and winter highs 53°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $55k and rent runs about $717 a month.
1,144people
$55kTypical home
$717/moRent
96° / 53°Summer / winter
2"Snow
282Sunny days
57Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,144 people spread over the area
- Part of a metro area
- About 12 people per sq mi
- 92 mi to Oklahoma City, OK
- 27 mi to Lawton, OK
- 21 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $55k (≈$347/mo)
- Median rent $717/mo
- Median household income $30k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 96°F
- Winter highs around 53°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 282 sunny days a year (140 totally clear)
- 83 cloudy days a year
- 27 of 90 winter days are gray
- 57 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 27 days a year over 100°F
- 1 night a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (237 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,367 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 45
- 25% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 24 mi to LAW airport
- 86 mi to OKC (major hub)
- 63 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1961
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 991 ft
- 363 mi to the ocean
- 73 mi to a big lake
- 39 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 25 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 29 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 9% of Oklahoma districts (reading)
- 22 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 17 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 64 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 23 mi to the nearest vet
- 17 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 27 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Cotton County: R+67 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
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk