2011 · Catlemans Cafe and Water Tower · Wikimedia Commons
Freedom’s story
Freedom in pictures
5 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives.
FreedomOK
A town of 132. A typical home worth about $151K.
Photo: Jaboyce · CC BY-SA 4.0
Population
132
residents
Typical home
$151K
+2.9% in a year
Median age
52.7
years
Jobs based here
38
A commuter town
What makes Freedom stand out
The thing Freedom does most differently from other towns.
Small town
132 people, and everyone knows the way
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The data
Ordered by what stands out in Freedom. Another town gets a different order.
Work & commute
Most working residents commute out of Freedom
Most working residents leave Freedom for work: only 1% work in town. The top destinations are Alva (35%), Oklahoma City (8%) and Wichita (5%). Half commute less than 42 miles.
1%work in town
Where working residents work
In Freedom1%
Alva35%
Oklahoma City8%
Wichita5%
Hutchinson4%
42 mi
median commute distance
38
jobs based in Freedom
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Housing
A typical Freedom home is worth about $151K
The typical Freedom home is worth about $151,000, up 2.9% in a year, 33% below the Oklahoma typical home.
$151KZillow home value
Typical home value
Freedom$151K
Oklahoma$223K
+2.9%
value change, 1 year
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →
Climate
Four seasons, hot summers
Freedom has chilly winters and hot summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 95°, a January night drops to 21°, and about 10 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
10″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter23–50°
Spring44–71°
Summer66–93°
Fall45–73°
Oct 17
typical first frost
Apr 19
typical last frost
+0.8°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Health
How healthy Freedom is
Freedom beats the Oklahoma average on 9 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2.
32 measures vs. Oklahoma
9 better21 too close to call2 worse
| What stands out | Freedom | OK |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 8% | 11.3% |
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 11.9% | 16.4% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.6% | 7.8% |
Share Medical Center
24.5 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
The schools Freedom’s kids attend
FREEDOM · 2 schools
| School | Grades | Students | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Freedom Es | PK–8 | 24 | |
| Freedom HS | 9–12 | 12 |
NCES · EDFactsAll 2 schools →
Natural hazards
Moderate risk, with cold waves at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 53% of U.S. communities.
53risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Cold wavesDroughtInland flooding
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
A commuter town
99% of working residents leave Freedom for work
Where Freedom’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
38jobs based in Freedom
1%of working residents work in town
42 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
About Freedom
City in Oklahoma, United States
Freedom is a town in Woods County, Oklahoma, United States. It lies twenty-five miles west of Alva, on the banks of the Cimarron River. The population was 174 at the time of the 2020 Census.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Population
- 174
- Area
- 0.3 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,529 ft
- ZIP code
- 73842
- Area code
- 580
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