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Mead is a tiny town of 326 people in Bryan County, Oklahoma. It's about 26 miles from Sherman, TX and 84 miles from Dallas, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 54°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $77k and rent runs about $855 a month.
326people
$77kTypical home
$855/moRent
94° / 54°Summer / winter
2"Snow
265Sunny days
73Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 326
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,019 people per sq mi
- 84 mi to Dallas, TX
- 26 mi to Sherman, TX
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $77k (≈$485/mo)
- Median rent $855/mo
- Median household income $71k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°F
- Winter highs around 54°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 265 sunny days a year (133 totally clear)
- 100 cloudy days a year
- 32 of 90 winter days are gray
- 73 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 13 days a year over 100°F
- 1 night a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (263 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,496 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 42
- 29% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 82 mi to DFW airport
- 82 mi to DFW (major hub)
- 37 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 66% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1992
- 80% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 758 ft
- 306 mi to the ocean
- 2 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 70 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 14 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 61 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 34% of Oklahoma districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 16 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 18 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 8 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Bryan County: R+59 in 2024
- Oklahoma: R+34 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- 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.