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Country around Pawhuska is a rural area of about 4,864 people in Osage County, Oklahoma, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 52 miles from Tulsa, OK. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 48°F, with about 8 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $131k and rent runs about $559 a month.
4,864people
$131kTypical home
$559/moRent
92° / 48°Summer / winter
8"Snow
267Sunny days
76Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 4,864 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 8 people per sq mi
- 52 mi to Tulsa, OK
- 52 mi to Tulsa, OK
- 22 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $131k (≈$826/mo)
- Median rent $559/mo
- Median household income $47k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 48°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 267 sunny days a year (124 totally clear)
- 98 cloudy days a year
- 31 of 90 winter days are gray
- 76 days a year with rain or snow
- 8" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 10 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 43
- 27% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 48 mi to TUL airport
- 48 mi to TUL (major hub)
- 103 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1966
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,007 ft
- 492 mi to the ocean
- 187 mi to a big lake
- 40 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 182 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 40 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 13 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 40 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 15% of Oklahoma districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 46 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 22 mi to the nearest vet
- 39 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 47 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