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A town of 307. A typical home worth about $119K.
Population
307
residents
Typical home
$119K
−0.6% in a year
Household income
$70K
median
Median age
39.4
years
Jobs based here
99
Balanced
What makes Fargo stand out
The thing Fargo does most differently from other towns.
Small town
307 people, and everyone knows the way
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The data
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Housing
A typical Fargo home is worth about $119K
The typical Fargo home is worth about $119,000, down 0.6% in a year, 47% below the Oklahoma typical home.
$119KZillow home value
Typical home value
Fargo$119K
Oklahoma$223K
−0.6%
value change, 1 year
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →
Natural hazards
Very high risk, with drought at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 86% of U.S. communities.
86risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
DroughtIce stormsCold waves
3
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Climate
Four seasons, hot summers
Fargo has chilly winters and hot summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 94°, a January night drops to 22°, and about 11 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
11″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter24–50°
Spring44–71°
Summer66–92°
Fall45–72°
Oct 20
typical first frost
Apr 17
typical last frost
+0.8°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Work & commute
Most working residents commute out of Fargo
Most working residents leave Fargo for work: only 8% work in town. The top destinations are Shattuck (22%), Woodward (15%) and Oklahoma City (8%). Half commute less than 16 miles.
8%work in town
Where working residents work
In Fargo8%
Shattuck22%
Woodward15%
Oklahoma City8%
Gage3%
16 mi
median commute distance
99
jobs based in Fargo
Balanced
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Health
How healthy Fargo is
Fargo tracks Oklahoma closely on all 32 CDC measures.
32 measures vs. Oklahoma
0 better32 too close to call0 worse
Integris Health Woodward Hospital
13.1 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Schools
Fargo’s public schools outperform 55% of Oklahoma districts
The public schools Fargo’s kids attend outperform 55% of Oklahoma’s districts on state tests. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
BSchool Grade
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OK on state testsAll 2 schools →
About Fargo
Town in Oklahoma, United States
Fargo is a town in Ellis County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 312 at the time of the 2020 census. Fargo, like many towns in the region, has never fully recovered from the Dust Bowl years.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Population
- 312
- Area
- 0.6 sq mi
- Elevation
- 2,110 ft
- ZIP code
- 73840
- Area code
- 580