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Briggs is a small town of 1,131 people in Cherokee County, Oklahoma. It's about 41 miles from Fayetteville, AR and 59 miles from Tulsa, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 51°F, with about 4 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $112k and rent runs about $868 a month.
1,131people
$112kTypical home
$868/moRent
93° / 51°Summer / winter
4"Snow
252Sunny days
82Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,131
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 134 people per sq mi
- 59 mi to Tulsa, OK
- 41 mi to Fayetteville, AR
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $112k (≈$706/mo)
- Median rent $868/mo
- Median household income $47k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 51°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 252 sunny days a year (120 totally clear)
- 113 cloudy days a year
- 35 of 90 winter days are gray
- 82 days a year with rain or snow
- 4" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 5 days a year over 100°F
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (198 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,216 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 39
- 32% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 40 mi to XNA airport
- 59 mi to TUL (major hub)
- 159 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 65% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1997
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 912 ft
- 414 mi to the ocean
- 157 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 214 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 45 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 6 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 47% of Oklahoma districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 15 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 26 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 5 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Cherokee County: R+33 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