Living in Country around Lenapah, OK
Country around Lenapah is a rural area of about 481 people in Nowata County, Oklahoma, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 56 miles from Tulsa, OK. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 46°F, with about 10 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $111k and rent runs about $706 a month.
481people
$111kTypical home
$706/moRent
92° / 46°Summer / winter
10"Snow
261Sunny days
85Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 481 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 9 people per sq mi
- 56 mi to Tulsa, OK
- 56 mi to Tulsa, OK
- 24 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $111k (≈$700/mo)
- Median rent $706/mo
- Median household income $49k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 46°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
- 85 days a year with rain or snow
- 10" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 8 days a year over 100°F
- 6 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (286 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,092 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 47
- 28% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 51 mi to TUL airport
- 51 mi to TUL (major hub)
- 127 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1981
- 65% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 810 ft
- 486 mi to the ocean
- 201 mi to a big lake
- 29 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 157 mi to the nearest ski area
- 22 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 47 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
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 34 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 42% of Oklahoma districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 34 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 23 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 39 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Nowata County: R+67 in 2024
- Oklahoma: R+34 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.