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Dickson is a small town of 1,231 people in Carter County, Oklahoma. It's about 44 miles from Sherman, TX and 93 miles from Oklahoma City, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 53°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $201k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,231people
$201kTypical home
$1,099/moRent
94° / 53°Summer / winter
3"Snow
264Sunny days
67Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,231
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 88 people per sq mi
- 93 mi to Oklahoma City, OK
- 44 mi to Sherman, TX
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $201k (≈$1,269/mo)
- Median rent $1,099/mo
- Median household income $81k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°F
- Winter highs around 53°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 264 sunny days a year (131 totally clear)
- 101 cloudy days a year
- 32 of 90 winter days are gray
- 67 days a year with rain or snow
- 3" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 14 days a year over 100°F
- 1 night a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (437 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,332 per 100k)
People
- Median age 41
- 30% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 85 mi to LAW airport
- 89 mi to DFW (major hub)
- 7 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1991
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 869 ft
- 327 mi to the ocean
- 15 mi to a big lake
- 17 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 74 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 4 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 13 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 66 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 30% of Oklahoma districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 22 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 38 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Carter County: R+55 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