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Ringling is a tiny town of 807 people in Jefferson County, Oklahoma. It's about 56 miles from Lawton, OK and 89 miles from Oklahoma City, OK, 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 $75k and rent runs about $533 a month.
807people
$75kTypical home
$533/moRent
95° / 53°Summer / winter
2"Snow
275Sunny days
65Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 807
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,032 people per sq mi
- 89 mi to Oklahoma City, OK
- 56 mi to Lawton, OK
- 26 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $75k (≈$472/mo)
- Median rent $533/mo
- Median household income $41k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 95°F
- Winter highs around 53°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 275 sunny days a year (138 totally clear)
- 90 cloudy days a year
- 29 of 90 winter days are gray
- 65 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 20 days a year over 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (78 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (194 per 100k)
People
- Median age 36
- 30% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 53 mi to SPS airport
- 84 mi to OKC (major hub)
- 27 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1966
- 70% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 909 ft
- 340 mi to the ocean
- 37 mi to a big lake
- 39 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 26 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 56 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 39% of Oklahoma districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 28 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 33 mi to the nearest vet
- 25 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 57 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Jefferson County: R+72 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
- High drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk