Living in Country around Tuskahoma, OK
Country around Tuskahoma is a rural area of about 1,109 people in Pushmataha County, Oklahoma, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 69 miles from Fort Smith, AR and 107 miles from Tulsa, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 50°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $135k and rent runs about $646 a month.
1,109people
$135kTypical home
$646/moRent
92° / 50°Summer / winter
3"Snow
255Sunny days
99Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,109 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 8 people per sq mi
- 107 mi to Tulsa, OK
- 69 mi to Fort Smith, AR
- 34 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $135k (≈$848/mo)
- Median rent $646/mo
- Median household income $40k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 50°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
- 99 days a year with rain or snow
- 3" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 20 days a year over 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (195 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,131 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 47
- 28% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 68 mi to FSM airport
- 111 mi to TUL (major hub)
- 112 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1991
- 71% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,089 ft
- 334 mi to the ocean
- 83 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 8 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
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 44 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 1% of Oklahoma districts (reading)
- 17 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 83 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 33 mi to the nearest vet
- 47 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 44 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Pushmataha County: R+73 in 2024
- Oklahoma: R+34 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.