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Country around Hodgen is a rural area of about 1,289 people in Le Flore County, Oklahoma, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 45 miles from Fort Smith, AR and 120 miles from Tulsa, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 50°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $153k and rent runs about $775 a month.
1,289people
$153kTypical home
$775/moRent
92° / 50°Summer / winter
2"Snow
247Sunny days
94Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,289 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 10 people per sq mi
- 120 mi to Tulsa, OK
- 45 mi to Fort Smith, AR
- 45 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $153k (≈$965/mo)
- Median rent $775/mo
- Median household income $48k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 50°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 247 sunny days a year (118 totally clear)
- 118 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 94 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 8 days a year over 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (275 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (897 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 43
- 20% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 5% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 17% walk or take transit to work
- 45 mi to FSM airport
- 124 mi to TUL (major hub)
- 94 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1988
- 75% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 866 ft
- 331 mi to the ocean
- 117 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 295 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 18 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 5 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 38 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 21% of Oklahoma districts (reading)
- 25 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 22 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 67 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 39 mi to the nearest vet
- 43 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 21 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Le Flore County: R+65 in 2024
- Oklahoma: R+34 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk