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Caney is a tiny town of 467 people in Cherokee County, Oklahoma. It's about 41 miles from Fayetteville, AR and 63 miles from Tulsa, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 50°F, with about 4 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $154k and rent runs about $779 a month.
467people
$154kTypical home
$779/moRent
92° / 50°Summer / winter
4"Snow
252Sunny days
87Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 467
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 41 people per sq mi
- 63 mi to Tulsa, OK
- 41 mi to Fayetteville, AR
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $154k (≈$970/mo)
- Median rent $779/mo
- Median household income $100k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 50°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
- 87 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 (181 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,109 per 100k)
People
- Median age 30
- 29% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 43 mi to XNA airport
- 64 mi to TUL (major hub)
- 153 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 66% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1994
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 768 ft
- 408 mi to the ocean
- 154 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 220 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 62 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 6 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 42% of Oklahoma districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 11 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 29 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 9 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.