Living in Francis, OK
Francis is a tiny town of 310 people in Pontotoc County, Oklahoma. It's about 66 miles from Oklahoma City, OK. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 52°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $82k and rent runs about $911 a month.
310people
$82kTypical home
$911/moRent
93° / 52°Summer / winter
3"Snow
264Sunny days
83Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 310
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 538 people per sq mi
- 66 mi to Oklahoma City, OK
- 66 mi to Oklahoma City, OK
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $82k (≈$517/mo)
- Median rent $911/mo
- Median household income $65k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 52°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 264 sunny days a year (131 totally clear)
- 101 cloudy days a year
- 32 of 90 winter days are gray
- 83 days a year with rain or snow
- 3" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 12 days a year over 100°F
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (110 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (986 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 27
- 39% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 67 mi to OKC airport
- 67 mi to OKC (major hub)
- 57 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 961 ft
- 365 mi to the ocean
- 54 mi to a big lake
- 33 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 34 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 6 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 63 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 11% of Oklahoma districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 35 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 14 congregations per 10k people
- 8 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Pontotoc County: R+47 in 2024
- Oklahoma: R+34 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk