IntelliMoveTake the quiz →Living in Stillwater, OK
Stillwater is a small city of 49,269 people in Payne County, Oklahoma. It's about 48 miles from Enid, OK and 52 miles from Oklahoma City, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 49°F, with about 7 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $237k and rent runs about $947 a month.
49,269people
$237kTypical home
$947/moRent
93° / 49°Summer / winter
7"Snow
273Sunny days
86Rain/snow days
Is Stillwater right for you?
Take the 5-minute quiz and see your match — and how it stacks up against 34,000 other places.
Size & setting
- Small city of 49,269
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,654 people per sq mi
- 52 mi to Oklahoma City, OK
- 48 mi to Enid, OK
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $237k (≈$1,496/mo)
- Median rent $947/mo
- Median household income $44k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 49°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 273 sunny days a year (125 totally clear)
- 92 cloudy days a year
- 28 of 90 winter days are gray
- 86 days a year with rain or snow
- 7" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 12 days a year over 100°F
- 4 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (197 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,565 per 100k)
People
- Median age 24
- 19% of households have kids
- 10% are 65 or older
- 50% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 38% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 17 min
- 9% walk or take transit to work
- 2 mi to SWO airport
- 59 mi to OKC (major hub)
- 133 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 56% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1984
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 965 ft
- 456 mi to the ocean
- 145 mi to a big lake
- 38 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 243 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 72 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 12 bars within 25 mi
- 22 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 35 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 10% of Oklahoma districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 22 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
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