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Eldorado is a tiny town of 449 people in Jackson County, Oklahoma. It's about 71 miles from Lawton, OK and 139 miles from Oklahoma City, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 97°F and winter highs 54°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $35k and rent runs about $493 a month.
449people
$35kTypical home
$493/moRent
97° / 54°Summer / winter
3"Snow
286Sunny days
66Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 449
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 612 people per sq mi
- 139 mi to Oklahoma City, OK
- 71 mi to Lawton, OK
- 23 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $35k (≈$219/mo)
- Median rent $493/mo
- Median household income $57k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 97°F
- Winter highs around 54°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 64°F)
- 286 sunny days a year (143 totally clear)
- 79 cloudy days a year
- 25 of 90 winter days are gray
- 66 days a year with rain or snow
- 3" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 30 days a year over 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (179 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,010 per 100k)
People
- Median age 27
- 37% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 16 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 70 mi to LAW airport
- 132 mi to OKC (major hub)
- 146 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 89% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1963
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,463 ft
- 423 mi to the ocean
- 137 mi to a big lake
- 35 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 16 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 19 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 49 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 38% of Oklahoma districts (reading)
- 14 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 121 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 23 mi to the nearest vet
- 14 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 69 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Jackson County: R+58 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.