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Country around Talihina is a rural area of about 3,285 people in Latimer County, Oklahoma, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 58 miles from Fort Smith, AR and 109 miles from Tulsa, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 52°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $125k and rent runs about $504 a month.
3,285people
$125kTypical home
$504/moRent
93° / 52°Summer / winter
2"Snow
255Sunny days
88Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 3,285 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 14 people per sq mi
- 109 mi to Tulsa, OK
- 58 mi to Fort Smith, AR
- 44 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $125k (≈$791/mo)
- Median rent $504/mo
- Median household income $41k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 52°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 255 sunny days a year (124 totally clear)
- 110 cloudy days a year
- 35 of 90 winter days are gray
- 88 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 16 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 46
- 29% of households have kids
- 30% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 57 mi to FSM airport
- 112 mi to TUL (major hub)
- 111 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1983
- 72% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 676 ft
- 334 mi to the ocean
- 95 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 297 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 7 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
- 40 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 11% of Oklahoma districts (reading)
- 21 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 79 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 43 mi to the nearest vet
- 51 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 32 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