Living in Seminole, OK
Seminole is a big small town of 7,194 people in Seminole County, Oklahoma. It's about 51 miles from Oklahoma City, OK. Summer highs average 95°F and winter highs 52°F, with about 4 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $104k and rent runs about $744 a month.
7,194people
$104kTypical home
$744/moRent
95° / 52°Summer / winter
4"Snow
265Sunny days
74Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 7,194
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 508 people per sq mi
- 51 mi to Oklahoma City, OK
- 51 mi to Oklahoma City, OK
- 20 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $104k (≈$653/mo)
- Median rent $744/mo
- Median household income $39k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 95°F
- Winter highs around 52°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 265 sunny days a year (128 totally clear)
- 100 cloudy days a year
- 31 of 90 winter days are gray
- 74 days a year with rain or snow
- 4" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 16 days a year over 100°F
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (279 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,113 per 100k)
People
- Median age 33
- 38% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 55 mi to OKC airport
- 55 mi to OKC (major hub)
- 78 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1970
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 961 ft
- 390 mi to the ocean
- 80 mi to a big lake
- 41 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 285 mi to the nearest ski area
- 21 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 64 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 15 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 48 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 36% of Oklahoma districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 19 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 30 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 42 mi to the nearest vet
- 32 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 18 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Seminole County: R+50 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