LamontOK
A town of 293, settled in 1893.
Is Lamont a good place to live?
Among 132 Oklahoma towns, just 3 have a lower share of adults with a bachelor’s degree than Lamont. Lamont has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
293 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Lamont: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Lamont, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Lamont.
Homes in Lamont are worth about $82K, by Zillow’s estimate
In Lamont, the going rate for rent is $950 a month, close to Oklahoma’s towns ($873 a month) and below U.S. towns ($1,185 a month). Lamont: 70% of households own their home.
| Lamont | Oklahoma towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 70% | 62% | 73% |
| Median rent | $950 a month | $873 a month | $1,185 a month |
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Lamont faces a very high natural-hazard risk, led by cold waves
Only 5 of the 132 Oklahoma towns we compare have a higher risk rating from FEMA than Lamont. FEMA puts 27% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to cold waves, and 18% to inland flooding. Households here have drawn federal disaster aid in 7 declared disasters, most recently in 2021.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Most of Lamont’s workers head elsewhere: there are 0.8 jobs for each of them
The mean commuting time for Lamont comes to 26 minutes. Commuting out is the norm here: 4% of working residents work locally. In Lamont, 13% of residents live below the poverty line. Half the trips to work are shorter than 30 miles.
| Lamont | Oklahoma towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 3.7% | 22% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 26 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 13% | 18% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $79,000 | $55,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Crime reported in Lamont
In a town this small, a few incidents move the numbers a lot, so rates aren't shown. No violent or property crimes were reported in Lamont in 2022.
Lamont is small, so we show counts rather than rates.
FBI crime data, 2022 · crimes reported to police
How healthy Lamont is
Lamont: 14% of adults worry about having enough food, below the Oklahoma town median (21%) and near the median of U.S. towns (14%). CDC measures, 32 in all: Lamont beats Oklahoma on 4 and trails on 1. Also worth knowing: for adults here, the share who get no exercise outside work is 31%.
| Lamont | Oklahoma towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 34% | 25% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 18% | 14% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 35% | 38% | 36% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 14% | 16% |
| What stands out | Lamont | OK |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 7.9% | 10.3% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 14.4% | 18.5% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9% | 7.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Lamont
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Lamont
About 2 of every 100 Lamont residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Oklahoma.
About Lamont
Town in Oklahoma, United States
Lamont is a town in Grant County, Oklahoma, United States, situated along the Salt Fork Arkansas River. As of the 2020 census, Lamont had a population of 301.
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- Area
- 0.3 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,010 ft
- ZIP code
- 74643
- Area code
- 580
Questions about Lamont
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Lamont, OK a good place to live?
Lamont has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.