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Foster is a tiny town of 254 people in Garvin County, Oklahoma. It's about 53 miles from Lawton, OK and 60 miles from Oklahoma City, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 52°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $244k and rent runs about $779 a month.
254people
$244kTypical home
$779/moRent
94° / 52°Summer / winter
1"Snow
275Sunny days
67Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 254
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 7 people per sq mi
- 60 mi to Oklahoma City, OK
- 53 mi to Lawton, OK
- 28 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $244k (≈$1,540/mo)
- Median rent $779/mo
- Median household income $75k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°F
- Winter highs around 52°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 275 sunny days a year (138 totally clear)
- 90 cloudy days a year
- 29 of 90 winter days are gray
- 67 days a year with rain or snow
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 17 days a year over 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (247 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,361 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 37
- 29% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 53 mi to LAW airport
- 55 mi to OKC (major hub)
- 36 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1982
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,007 ft
- 365 mi to the ocean
- 52 mi to a big lake
- 30 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 20 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 52 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- 4 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 45 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 35% of Oklahoma districts (reading)
- 16 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 17 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 35 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 28 mi to the nearest vet
- 32 mi to the nearest dog park
- 15 congregations per 10k people
- 40 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Garvin County: R+66 in 2024
- Oklahoma: R+34 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate 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.