Living in Hammon, OK
Hammon is a tiny town of 457 people in Roger Mills County, Oklahoma. It's about 89 miles from Lawton, OK and 106 miles from Oklahoma City, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 50°F, with about 7 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $84k and rent runs about $775 a month.
457people
$84kTypical home
$775/moRent
94° / 50°Summer / winter
7"Snow
284Sunny days
52Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 457
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 624 people per sq mi
- 106 mi to Oklahoma City, OK
- 89 mi to Lawton, OK
- 17 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $84k (≈$528/mo)
- Median rent $775/mo
- Median household income $53k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°F
- Winter highs around 50°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 284 sunny days a year (136 totally clear)
- 81 cloudy days a year
- 26 of 90 winter days are gray
- 52 days a year with rain or snow
- 7" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 14 days a year over 100°F
- 6 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (30 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (327 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 34
- 35% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 92 mi to LAW airport
- 102 mi to OKC (major hub)
- 151 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,755 ft
- 478 mi to the ocean
- 120 mi to a big lake
- 50 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 12 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 77 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 26% of Oklahoma districts (reading)
- 15 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 91 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 52 mi to the nearest vet
- 38 mi to the nearest dog park
- 24 congregations per 10k people
- 39 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Roger Mills County: R+80 in 2024
- Oklahoma: R+34 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk