Living in Enid, OK
Enid is a mid-size city of 50,653 people in Garfield County, Oklahoma. It's part of the Enid, OK area. Summer highs average 95°F and winter highs 47°F, with about 9 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $155k and rent runs about $914 a month.
50,653people
$155kTypical home
$914/moRent
95° / 47°Summer / winter
9"Snow
273Sunny days
82Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 50,653
- Part of a metro area
- About 685 people per sq mi
- 68 mi to Oklahoma City, OK
- In the Enid, OK area
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $155k (≈$977/mo)
- Median rent $914/mo
- Median household income $62k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 5.0% 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
- 82 days a year with rain or snow
- 9" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 18 days a year over 100°F
- 4 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (568 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,143 per 100k)
People
- Median age 35
- 29% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 47 mi to SWO airport
- 72 mi to OKC (major hub)
- 114 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1969
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,280 ft
- 488 mi to the ocean
- 176 mi to a big lake
- 45 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 256 mi to the nearest ski area
- 30 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 47 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 6 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 46 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 49% of Oklahoma districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 59 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 45 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Garfield County: R+54 in 2024
- Oklahoma: R+34 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very 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