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Martha is a tiny town of 134 people in Jackson County, Oklahoma. It's about 55 miles from Lawton, OK and 118 miles from Oklahoma City, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 96°F and winter highs 53°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $107k and rent runs about $734 a month.
134people
$107kTypical home
$734/moRent
96° / 53°Summer / winter
3"Snow
286Sunny days
74Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 134
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 532 people per sq mi
- 118 mi to Oklahoma City, OK
- 55 mi to Lawton, OK
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $107k (≈$675/mo)
- Median rent $734/mo
- Median household income $64k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 96°F
- Winter highs around 53°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 64°F)
- 286 sunny days a year (143 totally clear)
- 79 cloudy days a year
- 25 of 90 winter days are gray
- 74 days a year with rain or snow
- 3" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 30 days a year over 100°F
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (207 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,118 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 45
- 31% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 15 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 56 mi to LAW airport
- 111 mi to OKC (major hub)
- 134 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1970
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,424 ft
- 427 mi to the ocean
- 139 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 18 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 58 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 6% of Oklahoma districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 107 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 55 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Jackson County: R+58 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.