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Country around Wakita is a rural area of about 420 people in Grant County, Oklahoma, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 33 miles from Enid, OK and 100 miles from Oklahoma City, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 95°F and winter highs 47°F, with about 9 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $82k and rent runs about $675 a month.
420people
$82kTypical home
$675/moRent
95° / 47°Summer / winter
9"Snow
273Sunny days
70Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 420 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 3 people per sq mi
- 100 mi to Oklahoma City, OK
- 33 mi to Enid, OK
- 33 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $82k (≈$518/mo)
- Median rent $675/mo
- Median household income $40k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 95°F
- Winter highs around 47°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 64°F)
- 273 sunny days a year (125 totally clear)
- 92 cloudy days a year
- 28 of 90 winter days are gray
- 70 days a year with rain or snow
- 9" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 20 days a year over 100°F
- 7 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (145 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (992 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 44
- 22% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 61 mi to ICT airport
- 104 mi to OKC (major hub)
- 82 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 92% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1964
- 74% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,155 ft
- 520 mi to the ocean
- 208 mi to a big lake
- 61 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 238 mi to the nearest ski area
- 21 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 9 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
- 22 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 43% of Oklahoma districts (reading)
- 20 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 17 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 62 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 33 mi to the nearest vet
- 31 mi to the nearest dog park
- 22 congregations per 10k people
- 40 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Grant County: R+71 in 2024
- Oklahoma: R+34 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High 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.