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Country around Okemah is a rural area of about 5,671 people in Okfuskee County, Oklahoma, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 52 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 $131k and rent runs about $721 a month.
5,671people
$131kTypical home
$721/moRent
93° / 50°Summer / winter
5"Snow
265Sunny days
82Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 5,671 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 19 people per sq mi
- 52 mi to Tulsa, OK
- 52 mi to Tulsa, OK
- 24 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $131k (≈$823/mo)
- Median rent $721/mo
- Median household income $43k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 3.0% 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
- 82 days a year with rain or snow
- 5" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 15 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops 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 42
- 33% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 57 mi to TUL airport
- 57 mi to TUL (major hub)
- 100 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 945 ft
- 401 mi to the ocean
- 95 mi to a big lake
- 44 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 264 mi to the nearest ski area
- 28 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 43 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
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 46 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 15% of Oklahoma districts (reading)
- 14 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 42 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 20 mi to the nearest vet
- 24 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 25 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