Living in Stratford, OK
Stratford is a small town of 1,331 people in Garvin County, Oklahoma. It's about 56 miles from Oklahoma City, OK. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 51°F, with about 4 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $101k and rent runs about $608 a month.
1,331people
$101kTypical home
$608/moRent
92° / 51°Summer / winter
4"Snow
264Sunny days
83Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,331
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,317 people per sq mi
- 56 mi to Oklahoma City, OK
- 56 mi to Oklahoma City, OK
- 17 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $101k (≈$634/mo)
- Median rent $608/mo
- Median household income $41k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 51°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 264 sunny days a year (131 totally clear)
- 101 cloudy days a year
- 32 of 90 winter days are gray
- 83 days a year with rain or snow
- 4" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 10 days a year over 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (377 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,521 per 100k)
People
- Median age 35
- 32% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 55 mi to OKC airport
- 55 mi to OKC (major hub)
- 44 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,106 ft
- 366 mi to the ocean
- 54 mi to a big lake
- 20 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 49 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 6 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 48 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 40% of Oklahoma districts (reading)
- 17 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 14 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 20 mi to the nearest vet
- 15 mi to the nearest dog park
- 15 congregations per 10k people
- 17 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Garvin County: R+66 in 2024
- Oklahoma: R+34 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk