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Country around Bluejacket is a rural area of about 1,070 people in Craig County, Oklahoma, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 38 miles from Joplin, MO and 65 miles from Tulsa, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 47°F, with about 8 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $181k and rent runs about $738 a month.
1,070people
$181kTypical home
$738/moRent
91° / 47°Summer / winter
8"Snow
261Sunny days
83Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,070 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 12 people per sq mi
- 65 mi to Tulsa, OK
- 38 mi to Joplin, MO
- 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $181k (≈$1,143/mo)
- Median rent $738/mo
- Median household income $55k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 47°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 261 sunny days a year (123 totally clear)
- 104 cloudy days a year
- 31 of 90 winter days are gray
- 83 days a year with rain or snow
- 8" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 5 days a year over 100°F
- 6 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (308 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,196 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 38
- 29% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 41 mi to JLN airport
- 61 mi to TUL (major hub)
- 151 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1985
- 73% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 778 ft
- 476 mi to the ocean
- 204 mi to a big lake
- 36 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 156 mi to the nearest ski area
- 27 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 58 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 27 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 6% of Oklahoma districts (reading)
- 12 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 23 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 36 mi to the nearest vet
- 22 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 23 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Craig County: R+58 in 2024
- Oklahoma: R+34 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk