Living in Hobart, OK
Hobart is a small town of 3,358 people in Kiowa County, Oklahoma. It's about 47 miles from Lawton, OK and 94 miles from Oklahoma City, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 96°F and winter highs 51°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $71k and rent runs about $848 a month.
3,358people
$71kTypical home
$848/moRent
96° / 51°Summer / winter
3"Snow
284Sunny days
72Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,358
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 997 people per sq mi
- 94 mi to Oklahoma City, OK
- 47 mi to Lawton, OK
- 28 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $71k (≈$448/mo)
- Median rent $848/mo
- Median household income $33k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 96°F
- Winter highs around 51°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
- 72 days a year with rain or snow
- 3" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 28 days a year over 100°F
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (328 per 100k)
- Low property crime (932 per 100k)
People
- Median age 39
- 33% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 49 mi to LAW airport
- 88 mi to OKC (major hub)
- 126 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1955
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,558 ft
- 434 mi to the ocean
- 140 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 15 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 6 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 48 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 36% of Oklahoma districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 82 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 28 mi to the nearest vet
- 27 mi to the nearest dog park
- 19 congregations per 10k people
- 41 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Kiowa County: R+58 in 2024
- Oklahoma: R+34 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk