Living in Laverne, OK
Laverne is a tiny town of 904 people in Harper County, Oklahoma. It's about 114 miles from Enid, OK and 158 miles from Oklahoma City, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 95°F and winter highs 48°F, with about 17 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $116k and rent runs about $886 a month.
904people
$116kTypical home
$886/moRent
95° / 48°Summer / winter
17"Snow
283Sunny days
77Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 904
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,189 people per sq mi
- 158 mi to Oklahoma City, OK
- 114 mi to Enid, OK
- 33 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $116k (≈$729/mo)
- Median rent $886/mo
- Median household income $61k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 95°F
- Winter highs around 48°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 283 sunny days a year (131 totally clear)
- 82 cloudy days a year
- 26 of 90 winter days are gray
- 77 days a year with rain or snow
- 17" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 27 days a year over 100°F
- 8 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (121 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (207 per 100k)
People
- Median age 41
- 39% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 36% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 63 mi to LBL airport
- 157 mi to OKC (major hub)
- 73 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 88% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1966
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 2,139 ft
- 556 mi to the ocean
- 113 mi to a big lake
- 84 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 292 mi to the nearest ski area
- 35 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- Few or no 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
- 30 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 13% of Oklahoma districts (reading)
- 14 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 21 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 89 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 29 mi to the nearest vet
- 72 mi to the nearest dog park
- 31 congregations per 10k people
- 68 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Harper County: R+78 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