Living in Bokoshe, OK
Bokoshe is a tiny town of 388 people in Le Flore County, Oklahoma. It's about 26 miles from Fort Smith, AR and 90 miles from Tulsa, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 51°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $81k and rent runs about $592 a month.
388people
$81kTypical home
$592/moRent
93° / 51°Summer / winter
1"Snow
252Sunny days
81Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 388
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 709 people per sq mi
- 90 mi to Tulsa, OK
- 26 mi to Fort Smith, AR
- 26 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $81k (≈$510/mo)
- Median rent $592/mo
- Median household income $34k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 51°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
- 81 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 14 days a year over 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (270 per 100k)
- Low property crime (993 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 32% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 11% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 26 mi to FSM airport
- 93 mi to TUL (major hub)
- 125 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 78% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 551 ft
- 364 mi to the ocean
- 125 mi to a big lake
- 21 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 264 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 79 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 11 bars within 25 mi
- 13 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 46 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 46% of Oklahoma districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 44 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 20 mi to the nearest vet
- 27 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 14 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Le Flore County: R+65 in 2024
- Oklahoma: R+34 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk