Living in Willow, OK
Willow is a tiny town of 140 people in Greer County, Oklahoma. It's about 69 miles from Lawton, OK and 116 miles from Oklahoma City, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 51°F, with about 5 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $33k and rent runs about $681 a month.
140people
$33kTypical home
$681/moRent
94° / 51°Summer / winter
5"Snow
284Sunny days
65Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 140
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 534 people per sq mi
- 116 mi to Oklahoma City, OK
- 69 mi to Lawton, OK
- 24 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $33k (≈$210/mo)
- Median rent $681/mo
- Median household income $59k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°F
- Winter highs around 51°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 284 sunny days a year (136 totally clear)
- 81 cloudy days a year
- 26 of 90 winter days are gray
- 65 days a year with rain or snow
- 5" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 25 days a year over 100°F
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (200 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (692 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 62
- 30% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 16 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 70 mi to LAW airport
- 110 mi to OKC (major hub)
- 149 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 90% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1946
- 72% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,755 ft
- 449 mi to the ocean
- 123 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 16 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 18 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 70 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 35% of Oklahoma districts (reading)
- 23 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 104 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 28 mi to the nearest vet
- 29 mi to the nearest dog park
- 22 congregations per 10k people
- 56 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Greer 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
- High drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate 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.