Living in Thackerville, OK
Thackerville is a tiny town of 461 people in Love County, Oklahoma. It's about 31 miles from Sherman, TX and 72 miles from Dallas, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 53°F, with about 4 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $161k and rent runs about $846 a month.
461people
$161kTypical home
$846/moRent
94° / 53°Summer / winter
4"Snow
272Sunny days
74Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 461
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 206 people per sq mi
- 72 mi to Dallas, TX
- 31 mi to Sherman, TX
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $161k (≈$1,017/mo)
- Median rent $846/mo
- Median household income $59k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 11.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°F
- Winter highs around 53°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 272 sunny days a year (140 totally clear)
- 93 cloudy days a year
- 30 of 90 winter days are gray
- 74 days a year with rain or snow
- 4" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 16 days a year over 100°F
- 1 night a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (219 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,611 per 100k)
People
- Median age 36
- 33% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 62 mi to DFW airport
- 62 mi to DFW (major hub)
- 27 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 61% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1992
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 863 ft
- 305 mi to the ocean
- 12 mi to a big lake
- 30 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 19 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 54 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- 8 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 38 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 46% of Oklahoma districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 22 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 37 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Love County: R+66 in 2024
- Oklahoma: R+34 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Low 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.