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Bell is a tiny town of 384 people in Adair County, Oklahoma. It's about 29 miles from Fort Smith, AR and 80 miles from Tulsa, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 48°F, with about 5 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $145k and rent runs about $667 a month.
384people
$145kTypical home
$667/moRent
90° / 48°Summer / winter
5"Snow
252Sunny days
91Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 384
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 82 people per sq mi
- 80 mi to Tulsa, OK
- 29 mi to Fort Smith, AR
- 23 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $145k (≈$914/mo)
- Median rent $667/mo
- Median household income $64k
- Property tax about 0.2% of value
- 14.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 48°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 252 sunny days a year (120 totally clear)
- 113 cloudy days a year
- 35 of 90 winter days are gray
- 91 days a year with rain or snow
- 5" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 6 days a year over 100°F
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (347 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,415 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 35
- 50% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 7% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 29 mi to FSM airport
- 80 mi to TUL (major hub)
- 137 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 63% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,135 ft
- 399 mi to the ocean
- 159 mi to a big lake
- 22 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 226 mi to the nearest ski area
- 16 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 57 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 5 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 22 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 1% of Oklahoma districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 22 mi to the nearest vet
- 23 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 26 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Adair County: R+63 in 2024
- Oklahoma: R+34 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate 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.