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Cayuga is a tiny town of 197 people in Delaware County, Oklahoma. It's about 31 miles from Joplin, MO and 78 miles from Tulsa, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 47°F, with about 10 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $217k and rent runs about $913 a month.
197people
$217kTypical home
$913/moRent
90° / 47°Summer / winter
10"Snow
251Sunny days
82Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 197
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 28 people per sq mi
- 78 mi to Tulsa, OK
- 31 mi to Joplin, MO
- 21 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $217k (≈$1,367/mo)
- Median rent $913/mo
- Median household income $60k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 47°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 251 sunny days a year (115 totally clear)
- 114 cloudy days a year
- 34 of 90 winter days are gray
- 82 days a year with rain or snow
- 10" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 7 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (254 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,773 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 36
- 36% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 31 mi to XNA airport
- 75 mi to TUL (major hub)
- 155 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 66% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2011
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 889 ft
- 462 mi to the ocean
- 205 mi to a big lake
- 20 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 164 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 72 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
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 32 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 47% of Oklahoma districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 22 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 7 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Delaware County: R+60 in 2024
- Oklahoma: R+34 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low 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.