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Sunray is a tiny town of 854 people in Stephens County, Oklahoma. It's about 30 miles from Lawton, OK and 77 miles from Oklahoma City, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 52°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $88k and rent runs about $1k a month.
854people
$88kTypical home
$1,000/moRent
94° / 52°Summer / winter
2"Snow
275Sunny days
70Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 854
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 489 people per sq mi
- 77 mi to Oklahoma City, OK
- 30 mi to Lawton, OK
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $88k (≈$554/mo)
- Median rent $1,000/mo
- Median household income $62k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°F
- Winter highs around 52°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
- 70 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 17 days a year over 100°F
- 1 night a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (278 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,316 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 35
- 40% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 29 mi to LAW airport
- 71 mi to OKC (major hub)
- 50 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,053 ft
- 364 mi to the ocean
- 63 mi to a big lake
- 43 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 52 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- 4 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 30 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 36% of Oklahoma districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 50 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 35 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 31 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Stephens County: R+64 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.