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Lawton is a mid-size city of 90,595 people in Comanche County, Oklahoma. It's part of the Lawton, OK area. Summer highs average 96°F and winter highs 52°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $142k and rent runs about $967 a month.
90,595people
$142kTypical home
$967/moRent
96° / 52°Summer / winter
2"Snow
282Sunny days
69Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 90,595
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,109 people per sq mi
- 78 mi to Oklahoma City, OK
- In the Lawton, OK area
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $142k (≈$896/mo)
- Median rent $967/mo
- Median household income $54k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 96°F
- Winter highs around 52°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 282 sunny days a year (140 totally clear)
- 83 cloudy days a year
- 27 of 90 winter days are gray
- 69 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 24 days a year over 100°F
- 1 night a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- High violent crime (757 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,291 per 100k)
People
- Median age 32
- 34% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 3 mi to LAW airport
- 71 mi to OKC (major hub)
- 80 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,155 ft
- 390 mi to the ocean
- 93 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 73 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 17 bars within 25 mi
- 18 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 48% of Oklahoma districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 71 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 31 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 2 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Comanche County: R+23 in 2024
- Oklahoma: R+34 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk