Living in Holdenville, OK
Holdenville is a big small town of 5,902 people in Hughes County, Oklahoma. It's about 68 miles from Oklahoma City, OK. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 51°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $92k and rent runs about $665 a month.
5,902people
$92kTypical home
$665/moRent
94° / 51°Summer / winter
2"Snow
265Sunny days
66Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,902
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,176 people per sq mi
- 68 mi to Oklahoma City, OK
- 68 mi to Oklahoma City, OK
- 27 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $92k (≈$578/mo)
- Median rent $665/mo
- Median household income $46k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°F
- Winter highs around 51°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 265 sunny days a year (128 totally clear)
- 100 cloudy days a year
- 31 of 90 winter days are gray
- 66 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 13 days a year over 100°F
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (269 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,734 per 100k)
People
- Median age 36
- 33% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 71 mi to OKC airport
- 71 mi to OKC (major hub)
- 75 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1952
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 876 ft
- 377 mi to the ocean
- 69 mi to a big lake
- 51 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 290 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 16 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
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 66 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 32% of Oklahoma districts (reading)
- 14 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 26 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 36 mi to the nearest vet
- 26 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 26 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Hughes County: R+63 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
- Moderate drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk