Living in Country around Castle, OK
Country around Castle is a rural area of about 574 people in Okfuskee County, Oklahoma, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 47 miles from Tulsa, OK. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 50°F, with about 5 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $179k and rent runs about $783 a month.
574people
$179kTypical home
$783/moRent
93° / 50°Summer / winter
5"Snow
265Sunny days
71Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 574 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 13 people per sq mi
- 47 mi to Tulsa, OK
- 47 mi to Tulsa, OK
- 26 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $179k (≈$1,130/mo)
- Median rent $783/mo
- Median household income $62k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 50°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 265 sunny days a year (128 totally clear)
- 100 cloudy days a year
- 31 of 90 winter days are gray
- 71 days a year with rain or snow
- 5" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 14 days a year over 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (168 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,454 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 34% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 52 mi to TUL airport
- 52 mi to TUL (major hub)
- 106 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1982
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 833 ft
- 411 mi to the ocean
- 103 mi to a big lake
- 40 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 258 mi to the nearest ski area
- 18 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 42 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
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 40 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 8% of Oklahoma districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 32 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 27 mi to the nearest vet
- 26 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 27 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Okfuskee County: R+56 in 2024
- Oklahoma: R+34 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk