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Elk City is a big small town of 11,361 people in Beckham County, Oklahoma. It's about 78 miles from Lawton, OK and 108 miles from Oklahoma City, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 95°F and winter highs 50°F, with about 8 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $150k and rent runs about $943 a month.
11,361people
$150kTypical home
$943/moRent
95° / 50°Summer / winter
8"Snow
284Sunny days
72Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 11,361
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 708 people per sq mi
- 108 mi to Oklahoma City, OK
- 78 mi to Lawton, OK
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $150k (≈$948/mo)
- Median rent $943/mo
- Median household income $51k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 95°F
- Winter highs around 50°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 284 sunny days a year (136 totally clear)
- 81 cloudy days a year
- 26 of 90 winter days are gray
- 72 days a year with rain or snow
- 8" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 14 days a year over 100°F
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (146 per 100k)
- Low property crime (913 per 100k)
People
- Median age 36
- 33% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 15 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 81 mi to LAW airport
- 103 mi to OKC (major hub)
- 155 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 68% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,988 ft
- 465 mi to the ocean
- 120 mi to a big lake
- 34 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 16 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 12 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 78 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 28% of Oklahoma districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 94 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 50 mi to the nearest vet
- 37 mi to the nearest dog park
- 14 congregations per 10k people
- 42 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Beckham County: R+70 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