Living in Geronimo, OK
Geronimo is a small town of 1,155 people in Comanche County, Oklahoma. It's about 9 miles from Lawton, OK and 84 miles from Oklahoma City, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 96°F and winter highs 53°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $94k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,155people
$94kTypical home
$1,132/moRent
96° / 53°Summer / winter
2"Snow
282Sunny days
68Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,155
- Part of a metro area
- About 775 people per sq mi
- 84 mi to Oklahoma City, OK
- 9 mi to Lawton, OK
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $94k (≈$590/mo)
- Median rent $1,132/mo
- Median household income $74k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 96°F
- Winter highs around 53°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 282 sunny days a year (140 totally clear)
- 83 cloudy days a year
- 27 of 90 winter days are gray
- 68 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 27 days a year over 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (369 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,383 per 100k)
People
- Median age 32
- 39% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 6 mi to LAW airport
- 77 mi to OKC (major hub)
- 75 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1987
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,109 ft
- 381 mi to the ocean
- 87 mi to a big lake
- 21 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 18 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 73 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 17 bars within 25 mi
- 18 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 26% of Oklahoma districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 76 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 22 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 9 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Comanche County: R+23 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
- High drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk