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Gene Autry is a tiny town of 224 people in Carter County, Oklahoma. It's about 53 miles from Sherman, TX and 84 miles from Oklahoma City, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 53°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $133k and rent runs about $650 a month.
224people
$133kTypical home
$650/moRent
94° / 53°Summer / winter
2"Snow
275Sunny days
72Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 224
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 55 people per sq mi
- 84 mi to Oklahoma City, OK
- 53 mi to Sherman, TX
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $133k (≈$836/mo)
- Median rent $650/mo
- Median household income $63k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°F
- Winter highs around 53°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 275 sunny days a year (138 totally clear)
- 90 cloudy days a year
- 29 of 90 winter days are gray
- 72 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 15 days a year over 100°F
- 1 night a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (589 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,652 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 31% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 80 mi to LAW airport
- 81 mi to OKC (major hub)
- 11 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 830 ft
- 336 mi to the ocean
- 24 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 69 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 4 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 72 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 23% of Oklahoma districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 38 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Carter County: R+55 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
- Low 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.