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Keyes is a tiny town of 175 people in Cimarron County, Oklahoma. It's about 114 miles from Amarillo, TX and 249 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 50°F, with about 28 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $99k and rent runs about $718 a month.
175people
$99kTypical home
$718/moRent
93° / 50°Summer / winter
28"Snow
298Sunny days
54Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 175
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 485 people per sq mi
- 249 mi to Denver, CO
- 114 mi to Amarillo, TX
- 44 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $99k (≈$622/mo)
- Median rent $718/mo
- Median household income $114k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 50°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 53°F)
- 298 sunny days a year (135 totally clear)
- 67 cloudy days a year
- 22 of 90 winter days are gray
- 54 days a year with rain or snow
- 28" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 11 days a year over 100°F
- 10 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (180 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (631 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 63
- 21% of households have kids
- 28% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 11 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 73 mi to LBL airport
- 192 mi to COS (major hub)
- 91 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1967
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 3,950 ft
- 640 mi to the ocean
- 83 mi to a big lake
- 48 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 163 mi to the nearest ski area
- 31 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3 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
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 67 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 38% of Oklahoma districts (reading)
- 15 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 19 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 160 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 15 mi to the nearest vet
- 44 mi to the nearest dog park
- 32 congregations per 10k people
- 39 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Cimarron County: R+85 in 2024
- Oklahoma: R+34 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.