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Manchester is a tiny town of 143 people in Grant County, Oklahoma. It's about 42 miles from Enid, OK and 109 miles from Oklahoma City, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 46°F, with about 10 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $81k and rent runs about $853 a month.
143people
$81kTypical home
$853/moRent
94° / 46°Summer / winter
10"Snow
279Sunny days
70Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 143
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 591 people per sq mi
- 109 mi to Oklahoma City, OK
- 42 mi to Enid, OK
- 42 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $81k (≈$510/mo)
- Median rent $853/mo
- Median household income $90k
- Property tax about 0.2% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°F
- Winter highs around 46°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 64°F)
- 279 sunny days a year (128 totally clear)
- 86 cloudy days a year
- 27 of 90 winter days are gray
- 70 days a year with rain or snow
- 10" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 16 days a year over 100°F
- 7 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (145 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (992 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 42
- 27% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 56 mi to ICT airport
- 113 mi to OKC (major hub)
- 74 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1964
- 79% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,303 ft
- 529 mi to the ocean
- 213 mi to a big lake
- 56 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 236 mi to the nearest ski area
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 9 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
- 24 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 36% of Oklahoma districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 56 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 38 mi to the nearest vet
- 39 mi to the nearest dog park
- 22 congregations per 10k people
- 38 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Grant County: R+71 in 2024
- Oklahoma: R+34 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High 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.