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Lamar is a tiny town of 160 people in Hughes County, Oklahoma. It's about 73 miles from Tulsa, OK. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 51°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $102k and rent runs about $800 a month.
160people
$102kTypical home
$800/moRent
93° / 51°Summer / winter
3"Snow
265Sunny days
65Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 160
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 13 people per sq mi
- 73 mi to Tulsa, OK
- 73 mi to Tulsa, OK
- 23 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $102k (≈$643/mo)
- Median rent $800/mo
- Median household income $46k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°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
- 65 days a year with rain or snow
- 3" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 12 days a year over 100°F
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (261 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (2,532 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 47
- 30% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 77 mi to TUL airport
- 77 mi to TUL (major hub)
- 85 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1980
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 771 ft
- 375 mi to the ocean
- 73 mi to a big lake
- 62 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 284 mi to the nearest ski area
- 15 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 34 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 6 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 62 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 49% of Oklahoma districts (reading)
- 12 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 39 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 24 mi to the nearest vet
- 34 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 38 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.