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Mill Creek is a tiny town of 278 people in Johnston County, Oklahoma. It's about 55 miles from Sherman, TX and 83 miles from Oklahoma City, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 52°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $60k and rent runs about $794 a month.
278people
$60kTypical home
$794/moRent
93° / 52°Summer / winter
2"Snow
264Sunny days
81Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 278
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 724 people per sq mi
- 83 mi to Oklahoma City, OK
- 55 mi to Sherman, TX
- 23 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $60k (≈$375/mo)
- Median rent $794/mo
- Median household income $38k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 52°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 264 sunny days a year (131 totally clear)
- 101 cloudy days a year
- 32 of 90 winter days are gray
- 81 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 12 days a year over 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (156 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (691 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 46
- 33% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 81 mi to OKC airport
- 81 mi to OKC (major hub)
- 23 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 80% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,063 ft
- 338 mi to the ocean
- 26 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 69 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 4 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 74 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 20% of Oklahoma districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 21 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- 23 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 27 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Johnston County: R+66 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
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk