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Erick is a tiny town of 799 people in Beckham County, Oklahoma. It's about 92 miles from Lawton, OK and 134 miles from Oklahoma City, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 95°F and winter highs 52°F, with about 7 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $82k and rent runs about $708 a month.
799people
$82kTypical home
$708/moRent
95° / 52°Summer / winter
7"Snow
284Sunny days
65Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 799
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 846 people per sq mi
- 134 mi to Oklahoma City, OK
- 92 mi to Lawton, OK
- 28 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $82k (≈$519/mo)
- Median rent $708/mo
- Median household income $33k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 95°F
- Winter highs around 52°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 284 sunny days a year (136 totally clear)
- 81 cloudy days a year
- 26 of 90 winter days are gray
- 65 days a year with rain or snow
- 7" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 19 days a year over 100°F
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (82 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (534 per 100k)
People
- Median age 31
- 38% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 11% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 94 mi to LAW airport
- 129 mi to OKC (major hub)
- 172 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1965
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 2,080 ft
- 470 mi to the ocean
- 100 mi to a big lake
- 38 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 29 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 4 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
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 60 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 4% of Oklahoma districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 21 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 120 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 49 mi to the nearest vet
- 50 mi to the nearest dog park
- 14 congregations per 10k people
- 69 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