Living in Waukomis, OK
Waukomis is a small town of 1,076 people in Garfield County, Oklahoma. It's about 9 miles from Enid, OK and 61 miles from Oklahoma City, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 95°F and winter highs 47°F, with about 9 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $149k and rent runs about $710 a month.
1,076people
$149kTypical home
$710/moRent
95° / 47°Summer / winter
9"Snow
273Sunny days
79Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,076
- Part of a metro area
- About 362 people per sq mi
- 61 mi to Oklahoma City, OK
- 9 mi to Enid, OK
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $149k (≈$940/mo)
- Median rent $710/mo
- Median household income $61k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 95°F
- Winter highs around 47°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 64°F)
- 273 sunny days a year (125 totally clear)
- 92 cloudy days a year
- 28 of 90 winter days are gray
- 79 days a year with rain or snow
- 9" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 20 days a year over 100°F
- 5 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (321 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,330 per 100k)
People
- Median age 48
- 29% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 46 mi to SWO airport
- 64 mi to OKC (major hub)
- 122 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 88% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,240 ft
- 481 mi to the ocean
- 168 mi to a big lake
- 38 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 264 mi to the nearest ski area
- 28 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 47 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 6 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 50 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 42% of Oklahoma districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 52 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 39 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Garfield County: R+54 in 2024
- Oklahoma: R+34 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk