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Temple is a small town of 1,050 people in Cotton County, Oklahoma. It's about 26 miles from Lawton, OK and 92 miles from Oklahoma City, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 96°F and winter highs 53°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $52k and rent runs about $717 a month.
1,050people
$52kTypical home
$717/moRent
96° / 53°Summer / winter
2"Snow
282Sunny days
57Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,050
- Part of a metro area
- About 816 people per sq mi
- 92 mi to Oklahoma City, OK
- 26 mi to Lawton, OK
- 21 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $52k (≈$325/mo)
- Median rent $717/mo
- Median household income $29k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 96°F
- Winter highs around 53°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 282 sunny days a year (140 totally clear)
- 83 cloudy days a year
- 27 of 90 winter days are gray
- 57 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 27 days a year over 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (237 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,367 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 45
- 24% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 23 mi to LAW airport
- 85 mi to OKC (major hub)
- 64 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1959
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,017 ft
- 364 mi to the ocean
- 74 mi to a big lake
- 38 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 25 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 28 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 9% of Oklahoma districts (reading)
- 22 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 18 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 65 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 23 mi to the nearest vet
- 17 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 26 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Cotton County: R+67 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