Living in Pond Creek, OK
Pond Creek is a tiny town of 855 people in Grant County, Oklahoma. It's about 18 miles from Enid, OK and 85 miles from Oklahoma City, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 95°F and winter highs 48°F, with about 10 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $130k and rent runs about $1k a month.
855people
$130kTypical home
$1,058/moRent
95° / 48°Summer / winter
10"Snow
273Sunny days
73Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 855
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,007 people per sq mi
- 85 mi to Oklahoma City, OK
- 18 mi to Enid, OK
- 18 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $130k (≈$817/mo)
- Median rent $1,058/mo
- Median household income $56k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 95°F
- Winter highs around 48°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 273 sunny days a year (125 totally clear)
- 92 cloudy days a year
- 28 of 90 winter days are gray
- 73 days a year with rain or snow
- 10" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 21 days a year over 100°F
- 8 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (100 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (755 per 100k)
People
- Median age 32
- 35% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 53 mi to SWO airport
- 89 mi to OKC (major hub)
- 96 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 90% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,066 ft
- 504 mi to the ocean
- 191 mi to a big lake
- 60 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 241 mi to the nearest ski area
- 38 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 46 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 6 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 27 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 43% of Oklahoma districts (reading)
- 18 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 17 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 70 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 17 mi to the nearest vet
- 17 mi to the nearest dog park
- 22 congregations per 10k people
- 49 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Grant County: R+71 in 2024
- Oklahoma: R+34 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- High 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.