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Verden is a tiny town of 441 people in Grady County, Oklahoma. It's about 37 miles from Lawton, OK and 42 miles from Oklahoma City, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 51°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $100k and rent runs about $729 a month.
441people
$100kTypical home
$729/moRent
94° / 51°Summer / winter
3"Snow
278Sunny days
65Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 441
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,134 people per sq mi
- 42 mi to Oklahoma City, OK
- 37 mi to Lawton, OK
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $100k (≈$631/mo)
- Median rent $729/mo
- Median household income $43k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°F
- Winter highs around 51°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 278 sunny days a year (135 totally clear)
- 87 cloudy days a year
- 27 of 90 winter days are gray
- 65 days a year with rain or snow
- 3" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 16 days a year over 100°F
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (190 per 100k)
- Low property crime (914 per 100k)
People
- Median age 39
- 33% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 35 mi to OKC airport
- 35 mi to OKC (major hub)
- 83 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1967
- 78% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,158 ft
- 409 mi to the ocean
- 99 mi to a big lake
- 38 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 21 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 29 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 30 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 23% of Oklahoma districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 35 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 25 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 8 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Grady County: R+63 in 2024
- Oklahoma: R+34 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk