Living in Glencoe, OK
Glencoe is a tiny town of 516 people in Payne County, Oklahoma. It's about 54 miles from Enid, OK and 58 miles from Tulsa, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 50°F, with about 5 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $91k and rent runs about $789 a month.
516people
$91kTypical home
$789/moRent
94° / 50°Summer / winter
5"Snow
267Sunny days
69Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 516
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 308 people per sq mi
- 58 mi to Tulsa, OK
- 54 mi to Enid, OK
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $91k (≈$571/mo)
- Median rent $789/mo
- Median household income $50k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 13.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°F
- Winter highs around 50°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 267 sunny days a year (124 totally clear)
- 98 cloudy days a year
- 31 of 90 winter days are gray
- 69 days a year with rain or snow
- 5" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 14 days a year over 100°F
- 4 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (172 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,287 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 33
- 30% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 14% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 10 mi to SWO airport
- 58 mi to TUL (major hub)
- 127 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 64% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,017 ft
- 461 mi to the ocean
- 150 mi to a big lake
- 48 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 232 mi to the nearest ski area
- 14 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 72 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 12 bars within 25 mi
- 22 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 45 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 45% of Oklahoma districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 19 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 22 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 11 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Payne County: R+25 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.