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Country around Red Oak is a rural area of about 1,910 people in Latimer County, Oklahoma, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 48 miles from Fort Smith, AR and 93 miles from Tulsa, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 50°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $108k and rent runs about $756 a month.
1,910people
$108kTypical home
$756/moRent
92° / 50°Summer / winter
1"Snow
255Sunny days
87Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,910 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 9 people per sq mi
- 93 mi to Tulsa, OK
- 48 mi to Fort Smith, AR
- 40 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $108k (≈$682/mo)
- Median rent $756/mo
- Median household income $44k
- 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 68°F)
- 255 sunny days a year (124 totally clear)
- 110 cloudy days a year
- 35 of 90 winter days are gray
- 87 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 15 days a year over 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (95 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (483 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 27% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 47 mi to FSM airport
- 96 mi to TUL (major hub)
- 123 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1986
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,217 ft
- 352 mi to the ocean
- 103 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 280 mi to the nearest ski area
- 13 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
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 56 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 43% of Oklahoma districts (reading)
- 14 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 17 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 63 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 41 mi to the nearest vet
- 36 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 25 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Latimer County: R+66 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
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk