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Blackwell is a big small town of 6,042 people in Kay County, Oklahoma. It's about 42 miles from Enid, OK and 91 miles from Tulsa, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 47°F, with about 8 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $86k and rent runs about $809 a month.
6,042people
$86kTypical home
$809/moRent
94° / 47°Summer / winter
8"Snow
273Sunny days
81Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 6,042
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,082 people per sq mi
- 91 mi to Tulsa, OK
- 42 mi to Enid, OK
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $86k (≈$540/mo)
- Median rent $809/mo
- Median household income $53k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°F
- Winter highs around 47°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 273 sunny days a year (125 totally clear)
- 92 cloudy days a year
- 28 of 90 winter days are gray
- 81 days a year with rain or snow
- 8" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 15 days a year over 100°F
- 6 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (357 per 100k)
- About average property crime (2,067 per 100k)
People
- Median age 39
- 29% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 46 mi to SWO airport
- 89 mi to TUL (major hub)
- 86 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 89% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1955
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,040 ft
- 504 mi to the ocean
- 192 mi to a big lake
- 60 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 215 mi to the nearest ski area
- 16 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 32 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
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 15 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 48% of Oklahoma districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 53 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 25 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 48 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Kay County: R+49 in 2024
- Oklahoma: R+34 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk