Living in Waynoka, OK
Waynoka is a tiny town of 926 people in Woods County, Oklahoma. It's about 57 miles from Enid, OK and 108 miles from Oklahoma City, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 96°F and winter highs 49°F, with about 9 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $82k and rent runs about $752 a month.
926people
$82kTypical home
$752/moRent
96° / 49°Summer / winter
9"Snow
279Sunny days
67Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 926
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 833 people per sq mi
- 108 mi to Oklahoma City, OK
- 57 mi to Enid, OK
- 31 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $82k (≈$515/mo)
- Median rent $752/mo
- Median household income $52k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 96°F
- Winter highs around 49°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 279 sunny days a year (128 totally clear)
- 86 cloudy days a year
- 27 of 90 winter days are gray
- 67 days a year with rain or snow
- 9" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 25 days a year over 100°F
- 7 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (95 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (755 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 31% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 101 mi to DDC airport
- 109 mi to OKC (major hub)
- 102 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 89% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1945
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,509 ft
- 521 mi to the ocean
- 159 mi to a big lake
- 38 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 291 mi to the nearest ski area
- 31 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 19 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 23% of Oklahoma districts (reading)
- 19 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 18 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 73 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 18 mi to the nearest vet
- 56 mi to the nearest dog park
- 23 congregations per 10k people
- 19 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Woods County: R+64 in 2024
- Oklahoma: R+34 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk