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Nichols Hills is a small town of 3,843 people in Oklahoma County, Oklahoma. It's about 6 miles from Oklahoma City, OK. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 50°F, with about 5 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $819k and rent runs about $2k a month.
3,843people
$819kTypical home
$2,130/moRent
94° / 50°Summer / winter
5"Snow
271Sunny days
73Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,843
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,949 people per sq mi
- 6 mi to Oklahoma City, OK
- 6 mi to Oklahoma City, OK
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $819k (≈$5,161/mo)
- Median rent $2,130/mo
- Median household income $208k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°F
- Winter highs around 50°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 271 sunny days a year (133 totally clear)
- 94 cloudy days a year
- 29 of 90 winter days are gray
- 73 days a year with rain or snow
- 5" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 13 days a year over 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (231 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,350 per 100k)
People
- Median age 43
- 32% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 68% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 16 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 11 mi to OKC airport
- 11 mi to OKC (major hub)
- 98 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 93% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1961
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,224 ft
- 426 mi to the ocean
- 113 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 291 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 41 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,074 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 93 bars within 25 mi
- 306 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 9 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 35 museums within 25 mi
- 12 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 20% of Oklahoma districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 3 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Oklahoma County: Purple — split almost evenly
- Oklahoma: R+34 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk