Living in Catoosa, OK
Catoosa is a big small town of 7,496 people in Rogers County, Oklahoma. It's about 8 miles from Tulsa, OK. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 49°F, with about 8 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $179k and rent runs about $1k a month.
7,496people
$179kTypical home
$1,066/moRent
93° / 49°Summer / winter
8"Snow
261Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 7,496
- Part of a metro area
- About 628 people per sq mi
- 8 mi to Tulsa, OK
- 8 mi to Tulsa, OK
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $179k (≈$1,128/mo)
- Median rent $1,066/mo
- Median household income $72k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 49°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 261 sunny days a year (123 totally clear)
- 104 cloudy days a year
- 31 of 90 winter days are gray
- 8" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 10 days a year over 100°F
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (306 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,114 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 32% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 7 mi to TUL airport
- 7 mi to TUL (major hub)
- 155 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1986
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 722 ft
- 442 mi to the ocean
- 151 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 207 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 27 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 646 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 93 bars within 25 mi
- 199 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 6 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 29 museums within 25 mi
- 10 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 25% of Oklahoma districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 9 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Rogers County: R+55 in 2024
- Oklahoma: R+34 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk