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Medicine Park is a tiny town of 418 people in Comanche County, Oklahoma. It's about 9 miles from Lawton, OK and 75 miles from Oklahoma City, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 95°F and winter highs 51°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $332k and rent runs about $1k a month.
418people
$332kTypical home
$1,069/moRent
95° / 51°Summer / winter
3"Snow
282Sunny days
69Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 418
- Part of a metro area
- About 189 people per sq mi
- 75 mi to Oklahoma City, OK
- 9 mi to Lawton, OK
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $332k (≈$2,090/mo)
- Median rent $1,069/mo
- Median household income $124k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 95°F
- Winter highs around 51°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°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
- 3" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 22 days a year over 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (468 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,674 per 100k)
People
- Median age 48
- 27% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 38% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 12 mi to LAW airport
- 68 mi to OKC (major hub)
- 87 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2003
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,335 ft
- 398 mi to the ocean
- 100 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- Campground in town
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 70 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
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 49% of Oklahoma districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 68 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 38 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 9 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.