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Oakland is a small town of 1,142 people in Marshall County, Oklahoma. It's about 34 miles from Sherman, TX and 90 miles from Dallas, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 95°F and winter highs 53°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $109k and rent runs about $791 a month.
1,142people
$109kTypical home
$791/moRent
95° / 53°Summer / winter
2"Snow
264Sunny days
70Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,142
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 799 people per sq mi
- 90 mi to Dallas, TX
- 34 mi to Sherman, TX
- 20 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $109k (≈$690/mo)
- Median rent $791/mo
- Median household income $61k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 95°F
- Winter highs around 53°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 264 sunny days a year (131 totally clear)
- 101 cloudy days a year
- 32 of 90 winter days are gray
- 70 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 18 days a year over 100°F
- 1 night a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (241 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,355 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 36
- 38% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 84 mi to DFW airport
- 84 mi to DFW (major hub)
- 19 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 61% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1981
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 883 ft
- 317 mi to the ocean
- 8 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 14 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 113 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 18 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 61 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 46% of Oklahoma districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 19 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 24 mi to the nearest vet
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 14 congregations per 10k people
- 25 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Marshall County: R+63 in 2024
- Oklahoma: R+34 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk