Living in Norge, OK
Norge is a tiny town of 143 people in Grady County, Oklahoma. It's about 35 miles from Lawton, OK and 43 miles from Oklahoma City, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 95°F and winter highs 52°F, with about 4 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $48k and rent runs about $883 a month.
143people
$48kTypical home
$883/moRent
95° / 52°Summer / winter
4"Snow
275Sunny days
73Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 143
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 444 people per sq mi
- 43 mi to Oklahoma City, OK
- 35 mi to Lawton, OK
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $48k (≈$303/mo)
- Median rent $883/mo
- Median household income $51k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 95°F
- Winter highs around 52°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 275 sunny days a year (138 totally clear)
- 90 cloudy days a year
- 29 of 90 winter days are gray
- 73 days a year with rain or snow
- 4" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 20 days a year over 100°F
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (238 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,000 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 50
- 30% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 36 mi to OKC airport
- 36 mi to OKC (major hub)
- 75 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2000
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,280 ft
- 401 mi to the ocean
- 91 mi to a big lake
- 38 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 28 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 39 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 29 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 31% of Oklahoma districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 36 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 22 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 4 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Grady County: R+63 in 2024
- Oklahoma: R+34 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate 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.