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Carlisle is a tiny town of 435 people in Sequoyah County, Oklahoma. It's about 39 miles from Fort Smith, AR and 65 miles from Tulsa, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 50°F, with about 4 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $222k and rent runs about $1k a month.
435people
$222kTypical home
$1,029/moRent
94° / 50°Summer / winter
4"Snow
258Sunny days
94Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 435
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 17 people per sq mi
- 65 mi to Tulsa, OK
- 39 mi to Fort Smith, AR
- 24 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $222k (≈$1,401/mo)
- Median rent $1,029/mo
- Median household income $42k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°F
- Winter highs around 50°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 258 sunny days a year (124 totally clear)
- 107 cloudy days a year
- 33 of 90 winter days are gray
- 94 days a year with rain or snow
- 4" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 16 days a year over 100°F
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (391 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,365 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 62
- 28% of households have kids
- 30% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 39 mi to FSM airport
- 68 mi to TUL (major hub)
- 148 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 66% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1986
- 78% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 594 ft
- 388 mi to the ocean
- 130 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 243 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 41 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 22 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 31% of Oklahoma districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 30 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 25 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 27 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Sequoyah County: R+62 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.