Living in Meeker, OK
Meeker is a small town of 1,172 people in Lincoln County, Oklahoma. It's about 35 miles from Oklahoma City, OK. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 50°F, with about 5 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $99k and rent runs about $771 a month.
1,172people
$99kTypical home
$771/moRent
92° / 50°Summer / winter
5"Snow
265Sunny days
83Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,172
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 398 people per sq mi
- 35 mi to Oklahoma City, OK
- 35 mi to Oklahoma City, OK
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $99k (≈$621/mo)
- Median rent $771/mo
- Median household income $41k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 50°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 265 sunny days a year (128 totally clear)
- 100 cloudy days a year
- 31 of 90 winter days are gray
- 83 days a year with rain or snow
- 5" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 9 days a year over 100°F
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (373 per 100k)
- Low property crime (890 per 100k)
People
- Median age 33
- 36% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 40 mi to OKC airport
- 40 mi to OKC (major hub)
- 92 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1974
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 948 ft
- 411 mi to the ocean
- 99 mi to a big lake
- 27 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 276 mi to the nearest ski area
- 17 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 88 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no 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
- 27 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 21% of Oklahoma districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 31 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 27 mi to the nearest vet
- 16 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 9 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lincoln County: R+63 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
- Moderate drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk