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Chelsea is a small town of 1,880 people in Rogers County, Oklahoma. It's about 38 miles from Tulsa, OK. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 47°F, with about 7 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $110k and rent runs about $805 a month.
1,880people
$110kTypical home
$805/moRent
92° / 47°Summer / winter
7"Snow
261Sunny days
87Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,880
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,058 people per sq mi
- 38 mi to Tulsa, OK
- 38 mi to Tulsa, OK
- 18 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $110k (≈$692/mo)
- Median rent $805/mo
- Median household income $51k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 10.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 47°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
- 87 days a year with rain or snow
- 7" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 8 days a year over 100°F
- 5 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (253 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (629 per 100k)
People
- Median age 34
- 37% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 34 mi to TUL airport
- 34 mi to TUL (major hub)
- 148 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 728 ft
- 461 mi to the ocean
- 180 mi to a big lake
- 39 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 178 mi to the nearest ski area
- 23 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 56 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 11 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 17% of Oklahoma districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 13 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 16 mi to the nearest vet
- 17 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 19 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