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Perkins is a small town of 3,262 people in Payne County, Oklahoma. It's about 45 miles from Oklahoma City, OK. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 49°F, with about 5 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $172k and rent runs about $838 a month.
3,262people
$172kTypical home
$838/moRent
93° / 49°Summer / winter
5"Snow
271Sunny days
59Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,262
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,118 people per sq mi
- 45 mi to Oklahoma City, OK
- 45 mi to Oklahoma City, OK
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $172k (≈$1,086/mo)
- Median rent $838/mo
- Median household income $35k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 49°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
- 59 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
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (84 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (824 per 100k)
People
- Median age 26
- 36% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 16% walk or take transit to work
- 13 mi to SWO airport
- 52 mi to OKC (major hub)
- 125 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1983
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 919 ft
- 445 mi to the ocean
- 134 mi to a big lake
- 31 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 250 mi to the nearest ski area
- 16 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 81 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 17 bars within 25 mi
- 27 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 12 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 27 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 35% of Oklahoma districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 16 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 9 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Payne County: R+25 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