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Alderson is a tiny town of 259 people in Pittsburg County, Oklahoma. It's about 81 miles from Fort Smith, AR and 86 miles from Tulsa, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 52°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $85k and rent runs about $1k a month.
259people
$85kTypical home
$1,071/moRent
93° / 52°Summer / winter
2"Snow
255Sunny days
91Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 259
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 443 people per sq mi
- 86 mi to Tulsa, OK
- 81 mi to Fort Smith, AR
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $85k (≈$533/mo)
- Median rent $1,071/mo
- Median household income $43k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 52°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 255 sunny days a year (124 totally clear)
- 110 cloudy days a year
- 35 of 90 winter days are gray
- 91 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 12 days a year over 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (264 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,410 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 48
- 27% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 9% walk or take transit to work
- 81 mi to FSM airport
- 90 mi to TUL (major hub)
- 96 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1984
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 722 ft
- 356 mi to the ocean
- 74 mi to a big lake
- 37 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 291 mi to the nearest ski area
- 19 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 32 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 6 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 61 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 25% of Oklahoma districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 59 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 29 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 52 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Pittsburg County: R+59 in 2024
- Oklahoma: R+34 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High 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.