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Country around Fairfax is a rural area of about 1,510 people in Osage County, Oklahoma, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 53 miles from Tulsa, OK. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 48°F, with about 6 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $68k and rent runs about $620 a month.
1,510people
$68kTypical home
$620/moRent
93° / 48°Summer / winter
6"Snow
267Sunny days
67Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,510 people spread over the area
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 8 people per sq mi
- 53 mi to Tulsa, OK
- 53 mi to Tulsa, OK
- 25 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $68k (≈$426/mo)
- Median rent $620/mo
- Median household income $53k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 48°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 267 sunny days a year (124 totally clear)
- 98 cloudy days a year
- 31 of 90 winter days are gray
- 67 days a year with rain or snow
- 6" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 12 days a year over 100°F
- 6 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (235 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,041 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 50
- 26% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 39 mi to SWO airport
- 51 mi to TUL (major hub)
- 107 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 88% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1956
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,102 ft
- 482 mi to the ocean
- 174 mi to a big lake
- 49 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 202 mi to the nearest ski area
- 14 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 12 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
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 30 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 22% of Oklahoma districts (reading)
- 18 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 45 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 27 mi to the nearest vet
- 39 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 41 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Osage County: R+41 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